Hirschsprung disease

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Hirschsprung disease

Synonyms: Aganglionic megacolon | Colonic aganglionosis | Congenital intestinal aganglionosis | HSCR

A rare congenital intestinal motility disorder that is characterized by signs of intestinal obstruction due to the presence of an aganglionic segment of variable extent in the terminal part of the colon.

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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version March 2024

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