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
2021-04-10
Description
The case involved a 41-year-old male with a history of multiple abdominal surgeries for volvuli and a ventral hernia repair complicated by post-operative SBO. Presenting symptoms were chronic constipation, abdominal colic, and dilation. SBO secondary to volvulus was discovered, decompressed, and emptied of 3000cc fecal material in the OR. His case was again complicated twice by SBO which led to the suspicion of AHD and instigated this systematic review. Papers were extracted from the EBSCO and PubMed databases. Papers were excluded if patients were younger than 10 years old.
Subject
Adult Hirschsprung’s disease (AHD) is a difficult diagnosis to make due to its rarity, frequently after emergency interventions have been conducted. We present a case of possible AHD and sketch a classic presentation of Adult Hirschsprung’s Disease. This would help recognize and include AHD in the differential diagnoses of chronic constipation where appropriate.
Identifier
Rights
Copyright © 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of IJS Publishing Group Ltd.
Format
Journal Article
URL Address
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.105881
NEOMED College
NEOMED College of Medicine
NEOMED Department
Department of General Surgery
Update Year & Number
Jan to Aug list 2021
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/11787.