Neonatal Hirschsprung's Disease
- 1 December 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 87 (6) , 1019-1022
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1963.01310180135022
Abstract
Although Hirschsprung's disease in the neonatal period is being recognized more frequently, complete aganglionosis of the colon is rare7 and presents a difficult diagnostic problem.10,16 Treatment of this condition can be successful if the diagnosis is established early.1,3,4,5,7,8 The following patient illustrates the problems encountered in such cases and describes a method of definitive treatment in the neonate. Report of Case A 13-day-old girl was admitted to the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, on April 18, 1963. Her chief signs were vomiting and abdominal distention, which had been noted a few days after birth. The baby had been born of a gravida IV mother who had had persistent nausea during her pregnancy. Labor and delivery were uneventful. Birth weight was 7 lb 10 oz (3,459 gm). She was started on breast feedings but did not nurse well. It was difficult to get the infant to take sufficientKeywords
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