Bệnh Hirschsprung

Key facts

Other names

Aganglionic megacolon, congenital megacolon, congenital intestinal aganglionosis

Specialty

Medical genetics

Symptoms

Constipation , vomiting , abdominal pain , diarrhea , slow growth

Complications

Enterocolitis , megacolon , bowel obstruction , intestinal perforation

Usual onset

First 2 months of life

Types

Short-segment, long-segment

Causes

Genetic

Risk factors

Family history

Diagnostic method

Based on symptoms, biopsy

Differential diagnosis

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction , meconium ileus

Treatment

Surgery

Frequency