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	APSA :: For Parents: Hirschsprungs Disease Part 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He thought that the disease was caused by distention of the colon, as evidenced by the title of his presentation: "Constipation in Newborns Due to Dilation and Hypertrophy of the Colon." As a result of Hirschsprung's presentation, however, attention was focused on the consequences of the abnormality rather than the actual cause of the disease.
		The incidence of Hirschsprung's disease is between 1 in 4400 to 1 in 7000 live births.
		Hirschsprung's disease or lack of ganglion cells is confined to the sigmoid colon or rectum in 75% to 80% of infants with this problem (Figure 1).
	www.eapsa.org /parents/hirschsprungs.htm (1371 words)

	Hirschsprungs disease -
		Hirschsprung's disease, or aganglionic megacolon, involves an enlargement of the colon, caused by bowel obstruction resulting from an aganglionic section of bowel (the normal enteric nerves are absent) that starts at the anus and progresses upwards.
		Hirschsprung's disease is a congenital disorder of the colon in which certain nerve cells, known as ganglion cells, are absent, causing chronic constipation (Worman and Ganiats 487).
		A barium enema is the mainstay of diagnosis of Hirschsprung's.
	www.medicalgeo.com /Med-Diseases-H---Hi/Hirschsprungs-disease.html (1656 words)

	Hirschsprung's Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Hirschsprung's Disease is a genetic disorder named for Harold Hirschsprung, the Dutch physician who first described the disease in 1886 after caring for two boys who were unable to have spontaneous bowel movements.
		Hirschsprung's Disease is caused by the absence of nerve cells in the wall of the bowel.
		To diagnosis Hirschsprung's disease a barium enema x-ray test is used to identify the narrow collapsed segment of bowel in front of the affected regions.
	www.pullthrough.org /Hirschsprungs.html (636 words)

	Hirschsprung
		Hirschsprung's disease, also known as congenital megacolon, is an abnormality in which certain nerve fibers are absent in segments of the bowel, resulting in severe bowel obstruction.
		Hirschsprung's disease is caused when cells in the wall of the colon (parasympathetic ganglion cells) do not develop before birth.
		Hirschsprung's disease develops in the fetus early in pregnancy when, for unknown reasons, nerve cells fail to develop in a segment of bowel.
	www.hirschsprungs.com (705 words)

	Hirschsprungs Disease in Children - Keep Kids Healthy
		Hirschsprungs disease (also called congenital aganglionic megacolon) is an uncommon condition that occurs in 1 in every 5000 births and is more common in boys.
		Children who are suspected of having Hirschsprungs disease should be examined by their Pediatrician, who do a rectal exam, which should show normal tone and an absence of stool (which you would normally expect to be present in a child with constipation).
		Treatment of Hirschsprungs disease is by surgical repair, which consists of first creating a colostomy and then later removing the part of the colon without the ganglion cells and connecting the healthy parts back together.
	www.keepkidshealthy.com /welcome/conditions/hirschsprungs.html (381 words)

	Hirschsprung's Disease - New Treatments, January 2, 2007
		Hirschsprung's disease (congenital megacolon) is caused by failure of migration of enteric ganglia derived from the neural crest cells.
		The incidence of Hirschsprung's disease is 1 in 5000 live births and has a male-to-female predominance of 4:1; however, in long-segment Hirschsprung's disease (total colon) this is not the case with a male-to-female ratio approaching 1:1.
		In virtually all cases of suspected Hirschsprung's disease, a plain abdominal radiograph is obtained.
	www.ccspublishing.com /journals3a/hirschsprungs_disease.htm (659 words)

	Hirschsprung's disease: a cause of chronic constipation in children American Family Physician - Find Articles
		Hirschsprung's disease is a serious condition that may present as constipation.
		Hirschsprung's disease, or congenital megacolon, obtains its name from a Danish physician who described two cases at the 1888 Pediatric Congress in Berlin.(1) Since that time, progress in diagnosis and treatment of Hirschsprung's disease has led to a marked decrease in morbidity and mortality from this condition.
		Hirschsprung's disease is characterized by the absence of intramural ganglionic cells at the submucosal (Meissner's plexus) and myenteric (Auerbach's plexus) levels of the intestines, for a distance greater than 4 cm proximal to the pectinate line(2)(3) (Figures 1a and 1b).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3225/is_n2_v51/ai_16557863 (670 words)

	Article - Adult HD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Incidence of post-pullthrough Hirschsprung’s Enterocolitis increased somewhat with the length of the bowel involved, and was greatest with the Duhmel (0.95 episodes per patient.
		Hirschsprung’s disease continues to be a common, if not the most common, cause of Intestional obstruction in the newborn.
		The awareness of the importance of the early diagnosis and treatment of Hirschsprung's disease in order to prevent the significant incidence of death from EC was emphasized by Kleinhaus et al from a review of the experience of the members of the Surgical Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
	www.hirschsprungs.info /htm/art_hd3decadeexp.htm (2340 words)

	The Definition of Hirschsprung's Disease
		Hirschsprung's Disease is a genetic disorder named for Harold Hirschsprung, the Dutch physician who first described the disease in 1886 after caring for two small boys who were unable to have spontaneous bowel movements.
		In cases of "long segment disease" (involving more than half of the large intestine) the ratio of boys to girls is lower.
		A parent with long segment disease has a high risk of having children with the disease although the length of affected bowel may vary more in parent/child than in siblings.
	www.cjshd.com /hddefinition.html (1068 words)

	Hirschsprung's disease - Family factsheets - GOSH and ICH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Hirschsprung’s disease is a rare disorder of the bowels, most commonly the large bowel (colon).
		In Hirschsprung’s disease, the nerves that control these muscles (ganglion cells) are missing from part of the bowel.
		Hirschsprung’s disease is a congenital (present at birth) disorder.
	www.ich.ucl.ac.uk /factsheets/families/F000225/index.html (1310 words)

	Medcyclopaedia - Hirschsprung's disease
		The incidence of Hirschsprung's disease is 1 : 5000 live births with a male preponderance of 3 : 1 in short segment but equal sex incidence in long segment disease.
		In total colonic Hirschsprung's disease the colon may be micro or of normal calibre and it is the clinical presentation that raises suspicion.
		Delayed presentation of Hirschsprung's disease is with constipation (Fig.4).
	www.medcyclopaedia.com /library/topics/volume_vii/h/hirschsprungs_disease.aspx (651 words)

	IPEG: Guidelines for Surgical Treatment of Hirschsprung's Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Hirschsprung’s disease (HD), or colonic aganglionosis, was first described clinically by Harald Hirschsprung and later precisely defined by Ovar Swenson.
		Hirschsprung’s disease is a rare congenital disease of the intestine, characterized by the absence of autonomic ganglion cells in the wall of the colon.
		Hirschsprung's Disease and Related Neuromuscular Disorders of the Intestine.
	www.ipeg.org /guidelines/hirschsprungs.html (1636 words)

	Hirschsprung's Disease (Megacolon)
		People with Hirschsprung's disease lack the nerve cells that enable intestinal muscles to move stool through the large intestine (colon).
		It is a congenital disease, which means a person is born with it.
		The disease may also be hereditary, which means a parent can pass it to a child.
	healthlink.mcw.edu /article/930605447.html (328 words)

	Hirschsprung's Disease, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
		Hirschsprung's disease occurs when some of the nerve cells that are normally present in the wall of the intestine do not form properly during fetal development.
		There is an increased chance that a couple will have a child with Hirschsprung's disease if one of the parents has the condition, and the chance is higher if it is the mother who has the condition.
		If a family has a child with Hirschsprung's disease, there is a 3% to 12% chance that another baby will also have it.
	cincinnatichildrens.org /health/info/abdomen/diagnose/hirschsprung.htm (943 words)

	Frequently asked Questions about Hirschsprung's Disease
		If Hirschsprung's disease is present, the X-ray will show a swollen portion of the intestine followed by a narrowed area.
		However, a barium enema may fail to reveal signs of Hirschsprung’s disease if a child is younger than 3 months of age or if only a small part of the colon is affected.
		To get a better idea on what Hirschsprung's Disease is please visit my other page that has the definition of it.
	www.cjshd.com /faq.html (1242 words)

	Hirschsprung's disease - Patient UK
		The disease causes early satiety, abdominal discomfort and distension due to the constipation and this leads to poor nutrition and poor gain in weight.
		Infants with Hirschsprung's disease may have tympanitic abdominal distention and symptoms of intestinal obstruction.
		In Hirschsprung's disease there is failure of reflex relaxation of the internal anal sphincter in response to inflation of a rectal balloon.
	www.patient.co.uk /showdoc/40001391 (1591 words)

	Hirschsprungs Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Hirschsprung's disease is an obstruction of the large intestine caused by...
		He thought that the disease was caused by distention of the colon, as evidenced...
		Hirschsprung's Disease is caused by the absence of nerve cells in the...
	body.science-medical-health.com /hirschsprungs-disease (417 words)

	Hirschsprungs support group
		This site was set up so that parents with children that have hirschsprung's disease can chat to one another and swap stories.
		Hi Stephanie, i am sorry to hear that your son was taken from you, there is no reason why your son should have been taken from you unless the CPS...
		This disease isn't caused by neglect in a pregnancy.
	groups.msn.com /Hirschsprungssupportgroup (158 words)

	Hirschsprungs Disease
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	Hirschsprung's Disease Information - Hirschsprung's Disease, Hirschsprungs Disease symptom
		Hirschsprung's is the congenital absence of parasympathetic innervation of the distal intestine.
		The colon proximal to the aganglionic segment, in an effort to overcome the partial obstruction, becomes distended and its wall markedly thickened because of muscle hypertrophy.
		In Hirschsprung's disease, ganglion cells are absent from all layers.
	www.diseasesatoz.com /hirschsprungs-disease.htm (228 words)

	November 1998
		Alex died from undiagnosed Hirschsprung's Disease and because of her death, our members decided to start wearing burgundy ribbons in memory of our children who suffer and sometimes die from being misdiagnosed or undiagnosed and/or rare diseases.
		Hirschsprung's disease (HD) or the absence of ganglion cells in the distal bowel has traditionally been managed as a three-stage procedure: diagnostic rectal biopsy, levelling colostomy where ganglion cells are present followed by a pull-through (PT) procedure later in life (six months to one year).
		Hirschsprung's disease in the newborn with a onestage procedure.
	www.hirschsprungs.info /newsletter/newsletter_nov1998.htm (11545 words)

	Hirschsprungs Disease - Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
		When the diseased section reaches to or includes the small intestine, it is called long-segment disease.
		When the diseased section includes only part of the large intestine, it is called short-segment disease.
		HD is a disease of the large intestine.
	www.healthnewsflash.com /conditions/hirschsprungs_disease.php (2291 words)

	IngentaConnect PMX2B, a new candidate gene for Hirschsprungs disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		PMX2B, a new candidate gene for Hirschsprung's disease.
		Hirschsprung's (HSCR) disease is a congenital intestinal malformation of the enteric nervous system.
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	Shopping Resources - Hirschsprungs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Support group for parents that have kids with Hirschsprungs disease.
		This Hirschsprung's Disease site was made for information and educational purposes.
		IFFGD is a nonprofit support, education, and research organization which addresses issues of digestive health.
	ukuk.dyndns.org /directory/533/53363.htm (148 words)

	Ask an Expert: Hirschsprungs disease
		After having hirschsprungs disease at birth and not having operation until age 19.
		In order to give you a more definitive answer it would be important to know what type of operation you had to correct the Hirschsprung`s.
		Hirschsprung`s is a congenital problem, therefore if it was definitively corrected surgically it would be unlikely to have a recurrence.
	www.netwellness.org /question.cfm/18903.htm (214 words)

	Hirschsprung's Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		CCHS, Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, is a disorder of the central nervous system in which the autonomic control of breathing is absent or impaired.
		While most CCHS children breath adequately, though shallowly, while awake, they do require observation for their respiratory status, and, they require mechanical ventilation for sleep or illness.
		About 17% of CCHS Children require 24-hour ventilation (many of these children use phrenic nerve pacing during the day) and about 13% of the children suffer from Hirschsprungs Disease.
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	A Parent's Heart-Don & Missy Willis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We were told about the disease and how normally there are three surgery's and usually the child can continue on with a normal life.
		After a pull through procedure for Hirschsprungs he ended up losing a lot of his colon due to a huge section of his colon dying during the surgery.
		The Insight that I have is that I wish more people understood about this disease and how it affects not just the child, but the whole family as well.
	www.heartbeatsformito.org /donmissy.htm (1850 words)

	Omniseek: /Health /Consumer Support Groups /Gastrointestinal Problems /Hirschsprungs / (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Reply to: Re: hirschsprungs disease posted by Shelly on July 31, 1998 at 08:26:38: My daughter was born with Hirschsprungs in 1981.
		Posted by Sylvia Armstrong on December 12, 1998 at 22:35:52: In Reply to: Re: hirschsprungs disease posted by Deb on November 04, 1998 at 22:43:21: : My daughter was born with Hirschsprungs in 1981.
		Followup Comments On: Hirschsprung's Disease Added By Debbie on 07/17/98: I have a 15 year old that was born with Hirschsprungs.
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	Parents of Ostomate Children Contact List - Page 1 - ostomates.org
		She then had a colonoscopy which the biopsy results concluded that she definitely has a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, but...
		It's sort of hard to treat when you can't identify what the subtype disease is! In the meantime, we have gone for more than 1 1/2 weeks without a high fever and without her getting toxic/crashing since July 2001!
		We did the usual, prednisone, azulfidine, later it was asacol, bleeding, pain, scary tests, describe to a doc where it hurts your baby when you don't even know how it feels, been there and done all that.
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