 Hirschsprung Disease
"Hirschsprung Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Congenital MEGACOLON resulting from the absence of ganglion cells (aganglionosis) in a distal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE. The aganglionic segment is permanently contracted thus causing dilatation proximal to it. In most cases, the aganglionic segment is within the RECTUM and SIGMOID COLON.
| Descriptor ID |
D006627
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.198.439 C06.405.469.158.701.439 C16.131.314.439
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| Concept/Terms |
Hirschsprung Disease- Hirschsprung Disease
- Disease, Hirschsprung
- Megacolon, Congenital
- Hirschsprung's Disease
- Disease, Hirschsprung's
- Hirschsprungs Disease
- Megacolon, Aganglionic
- Aganglionic Megacolon
- Congenital Megacolon
Aganglionosis, Colonic- Aganglionosis, Colonic
- Colonic Aganglionosis
- Total Colonic Aganglionosis
- Aganglionosis, Total Colonic
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hirschsprung Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Rentea RM, Bokova E, Frischer JS, Gosain A, Langer JC, Levitt MA, Nandivada P, Rialon KL, Rollins MD, Segura B, Wood RJ, Lim IIP. Evaluation and Management of Total Colonic Hirschsprung Disease: A Comprehensive Review From the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) Hirschsprung Disease Interest Group. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Nov; 59(11):161677.
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Lim IIP, Rentea RM. Commentary- Bridging the Gap: The Impact of Bowel Management Programs on Daily Life in Pediatric Colorectal Disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Oct; 59(10):161624.
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Ullrich S, Austin K, Avansino JR, Badillo A, Calkins CM, Crady RC, Durham MM, Fuller MK, Rana A, Reeder RW, Rentea RM, Rollins MD, Saadai P, Speck KE, Wood RJ, van Leeuwen K, Frischer JS. Does Delayed Diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease Impact Post-operative and Functional Outcomes? A Multi-Center Review From the Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jul; 59(7):1250-1255.
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Bokova E, Prasade N, Lewis WE, Feira CN, Lim IIP, Oyetunji TA, Rentea RM. Evaluation of Post-neonatal Intensive Care Unit Home Irrigations Prior to Pull-through: Implications for Hirschsprung Disease Management. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jul; 59(7):1245-1249.
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Encisco EM, Lim IIP, Velazco CS, Rosen NG, Garrison AP, Rymeski B, Frischer JS. Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis at a Referral Institution: A?Retrospective Review. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Aug; 58(8):1578-1581.
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Sutthatarn P, Lapidus-Krol E, Smith C, Halaweish I, Rialon K, Ralls MW, Rentea RM, Madonna MB, Haddock C, Rocca AM, Gosain A, Frischer J, Piper H, Goldstein AM, Saadai P, Durham MM, Dickie B, Jafri M, Langer JC. Hirschsprung-associated inflammatory bowel disease: A multicenter study from the APSA Hirschsprung disease interest group. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 May; 58(5):856-861.
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Svetanoff WJ, Lim-Beutal IIP, Wood RJ, Levitt MA, Rentea RM. The utilization of botulinum toxin for Hirschsprung disease. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr; 31(2):151161.
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Rice-Townsend SE, Nicassio L, Glazer D, Avansino J, Durham MM, Calkins CM, Rentea RM, Ralls MW, Wood RJ, Rollins MD, Garvey EM, Lewis KE, Reeder R, Smith CA. Characterizing the use of botulinum toxin in patients with Hirschsprung disease treated at referral institutions for pediatric colorectal surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jun; 57(6):1033-1039.
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Svetanoff WJ, Lopez JJ, Briggs KB, Fraser JA, Fraser JD, Oyetunji TA, Peter SDS, Rentea RM. Management of Hirschsprung associated enterocolitis-How different are practice strategies? An international pediatric endosurgery group (IPEG) survey. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jun; 57(6):1119-1126.
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Ahmad H, Rentea RM, Knaus ME, Wilbur JG, Halaweish I, Langer JC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Routine botulinum toxin injection one month after a Swenson pull-through does not change the incidence of Hirschsprung associated enterocolitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug; 57(8):1453-1457.
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