Hirschsprung disease
About 1 in 5,000 births, with males affected about four times as often as females.
A developmental disorder in which nerve cells (ganglion cells) are missing from the end of the bowel, preventing normal passage of stool.
Co se diagnózou změní
Recognising a genetic cause supports early diagnosis in newborns with delayed stool passage and informs recurrence-risk counselling for relatives.
Známé také jako
aganglionic megacolon; congenital intestinal aganglionosis; congenital megacolon; Hirschsprung disease susceptibility; Hirschsprung's disease; HSCR; pelvirectal achalasia
