Clinicopathological Characteristics of Hirschsprung's Disease With Emphasis on Diagnosis and Management: A Single-Center Study in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Abdulaziz Howsawi MBBS (Author), Hanaa Bamefleh MBChB (Author), Saud Al Jadaan FRCSC (Author), Stanley Crankson MBChB, FRCS (Author), Rakan Alkhilaiwi MBBS (Author), Rakan Al-Essa MBBS (Author), Fares Aljahdali MBBS (Author), Jameel Al Nemari MBBS (Author), Khalid Al Aqeely MBBS (Author), Sultan Al Howti MBBS (Author), Majed Al Juhaiman MBBS (Author), Nayef Bin Dajim BSc, MD, MPH (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction : Hirschsprung's Disease (HD) is a motor disorder of the gut caused by the failure of neural crest cells to migrate craniocaudally into the bowel during intestinal development, resulting in a functional obstruction. The majority of patients with HD are diagnosed in the neonatal per...