Hirschsprung Disease

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Is a:

Congenital Abnormality

Definition:

Congenital megacolon resulting from the absence of ganglion cells (aganglionosis) in a distal segment of the large intestine. The aganglionic segment is permanently contracted thus causing dilatation proximal to it. In most cases, the aganglionic segment is within the rectum and sigmoid colon.

Synonyms:

Aganglionosis, Colonic
Aganglionosis, Rectosigmoid
Aganglionosis, Rectosigmoid Colon
Aganglionosis, Total Colonic
Colonic Aganglionosis
Congenital Megacolon
Disease, Hirschsprung
Disease, Hirschsprung's
Hirschsprung's Disease
Hirschsprungs Disease
Megacolon, Congenital
Rectosigmoid Aganglionosis
Rectosigmoid Colon Aganglionosis
Total Colonic Aganglionosis

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