Clinical Impacts of Delayed Diagnosis of Hirschsprung's Disease in Newborn Infants

• Main Authors: Chien-Chung Lee (Author), Reyin Lien (Author), Ming-Chou Chian (Author), Peng-Hong Yang (Author), Shih-Ming Chu (Author), Jen-Hei Fu (Author), Jin-Yao Lai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Asian infants are at a higher risk of having Hirschsprung's disease (HD). Although HD is surgically correctable, serious and even lethal complications such as Hirschsprung's-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) can still occur. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors of HAEC,...