CHORUS
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Hirschsprung disease
- aganglionosis of myenteric plexus of colon
- functional obstruction
- aganglionic segment of normal caliber
- continuous involvement, from rectum proximally
- males (80%)
- usually presents by 6 wks
- complications:
- a/w Down syndrome
DDx:
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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