Adult Hirschsprung’s disease: A case report and literature review

Title

Adult Hirschsprung’s disease: A case report and literature review

Creator

Gamez C; de Boer TO; Saca N; Umbu L; Shoukry S; Mashburn P; DeVito PM

Publisher

International Journal Of Surgery Case Reports

Date

2021
2021-05-01

Description

Highlights •Adult Hirschprung’s Disease (AHD) can be a difficult diagnosis to make, due to its rarity.•We report a possible case of AHD and conduct a systematic review of the literature.•A typical patient would be male, average age of 30-years-old, with a history of chronic constipation complicated by repeated acute obstruction.•Surgical resection, such as with Duhamel’s procedure, is curative.•Early identification of these patients and definitive diagnoses would eliminate unnecessary and ineffective surgical interventions.

Subject

Surgery; Adult hirschprung; Duhamel’s; Obstruction; Small bowel; Volvulus

Identifier

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Format

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URL Address

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Volume

82

ISSN

2210-2612

NEOMED College

NEOMED College of Medicine

NEOMED Department

Department of General Surgery
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Update Year & Number

May 2021 List

Citation

Gamez C; de Boer TO; Saca N; Umbu L; Shoukry S; Mashburn P; DeVito PM, “Adult Hirschsprung’s disease: A case report and literature review,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed April 16, 2024, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/11673.