Hirschsprung's disease: the importance of early diagnosis

• Main Authors: Aline Franzolli Neumann (Author), Patrícia Picciarelli de Lima (Author), Ana Maria Andrello Gonçalves Pereira de Melo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital intestinal aganglionosis, also called Hirschsprung disease (HD), is defined as the absence of ganglionic cells in the myenteric (Auerbach) and submucosal (Meissner) plexus, due to a failure in the enteric nervous system development. The extent of intestinal involvement may vary according...