Aganglionic megacolon

Introduction: Aganglionic megacolon

Description of Aganglionic megacolon

Aganglionic megacolon (medical condition): A rare condition where abnormalities in the bowel muscles...more »

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Hirschsprung's disease:
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  »Symptoms of Hirschsprung's disease
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Aganglionic megacolon: Congenital MEGACOLON resulting from the absence of ganglion cells (aganglionosis) in a distal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE. The aganglionic segment is permanently contracted thus causing dilatation proximal to it. In most cases, the aganglionic segment is within the RECTUM and SIGMOID COLON.
Source: Diseases Database

Aganglionic megacolon: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Aganglionic megacolon:

• Aganglionic
• Megacolon (24 causes)
• Congenital
• Congenital disease
• Congenital disorder
• Absence
• Ganglion (11 causes)
• Aganglionosis

Aganglionic megacolon: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Aganglionic megacolon is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Aganglionic megacolon, or a subtype of Aganglionic megacolon, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Aganglionic megacolon as a Disease

Aganglionic megacolon: Another name for Hirschsprung's disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Hirschsprung's disease
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Aganglionic megacolon: Related Diseases

Aganglionic megacolon: Aganglionic megacolon is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Digestive Diseases
• Bowel conditions
• Colon conditions
• Intestine conditions
• Abdominal conditions
• Congenital conditions
• Digestive conditions

Symptoms of Aganglionic megacolon (Hirschsprung's disease)

Some of the symptoms of Aganglionic megacolon incude:

• Constipation
• Stool impaction
• Anemia
• Symptoms in children include:
  • Constipation

See full list of 25 symptoms of Aganglionic megacolon (Hirschsprung's disease)

Treatments for Aganglionic megacolon (Hirschsprung's disease)

Treatments for Aganglionic megacolon (Hirschsprung's disease) include:

• Pull-through surgery - there are a few types of this surgery:
  • Swenson procedure
  • Soave procedure
  • Duhamel procedure
• Ostomy

See full list of 8 treatments for Aganglionic megacolon

Treatment of Aganglionic megacolon: For more treatment information about Aganglionic megacolon, see treatment of Hirschsprung's disease (Aganglionic megacolon)

Aganglionic megacolon: Article Excerpts about Hirschsprung's disease

Hirschsprung's (HURSH-sprungz) disease, or HD, is a disease of the large intestine.

The large intestine is also... (Source: excerpt from What I need to know about Hirschsprung's disease: NIDDK)

Aganglionic megacolon: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Aganglionic megacolon:

• Hirschsprung enterocolitis
• Hirschsprung's enterocolitis
• congenital aganglionosis
• congenital megacolon
• megacolon congenitum
• Hirschsprung's disease
• enterocolitis
• abdominal distention
• outflow incontinence
• transmural intestinal necrosis
• intestinal perforation
• neonatal meconium plug syndrome

Terms associated with Aganglionic megacolon:

Terms Similar to Aganglionic megacolon:

• Hirschsprung's disease

Source: Diseases Database

• HSCR
• HSCR 1
• Hirschsprung disease 1
• Hirschsprung disease type 1
• Hirschsprung's disease

Source - NIH

The following terms can be used for Aganglionic megacolon

• congenital megacolon

Source: CRISP

External links related to: Aganglionic megacolon

• Hirschsprung's disease (www.whonamedit.com)
• eMedicine - Hirschsprung Disease : Article by Holly Neville, MD
• eMedicine - Hirschsprung Disease : Article by Steven L Lee, MD
• Hirschsprung disease
• OMIM - HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE
• eMedicine - Congenital Patterned Leukodermas : Article by Raymond E Boissy, PhD
• Hirschsprung's disease - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• GeneReviews: Hirschsprung Disease Overview
• eMedicine - Hirschsprung Disease : Article by Ciro Yoshida, Jr, MD
• Hirschsprung's Disease - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files

Source: Diseases Database

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