RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
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ID 58113034
T1 Hirschsprung Disease
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
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RD 2024/04/19
AB •  Distal  colon  aganglionosis  resulting  in  dysfunctional  myenteric  plexus•  Associated  cardiac  defects  in  2-5%•  Trisomy  21  in  5-15%•  Occasionally  preceded  by  neonatal  appendicitis  or  meconium  plug  syndrome•  50%  of  cases  diagnosed  in  neonates,  almost  50%  of  cases  diagnosed  in  children  younger  than  2,  and  rarely  in  older  children  or  adults