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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
We identified 21 children (14 boys and seven girls) with long-segment Hirschsprung's disease defined as aganglionosis extending proximal to the ileocecal valve. Long-segment Hirschsprung's disease is difficult to diagnose and treat; symptoms may be mild, and diagnosis delayed. Abdominal distention and constipation or delayed passage of meconium are the most common symptoms. Radiologic studies are unreliable in establishing the diagnosis. The morbidity rate is high because of the high transition zone and short gut. The long-term outcome of patients after the standard Duhamel procedure is satisfactory, except with extremely high transition zones. Pull-through procedures should not be performed in the small infant, but should be delayed until patients are old enough to be continent.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
127
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1047-50; discussion 1050-1
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-segment Hirschsprung's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article