HD

Introduction: HD

Description of HD

HD (medical condition): A rare condition where abnormalities in the bowel muscles prevent it from...more »

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Hirschsprung's disease:
  »Introduction: Hirschsprung's disease
  »Symptoms of Hirschsprung's disease
  »Tests for Hirschsprung's disease
  »Treatments for Hirschsprung's disease

HD: Related Topics

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

• Decubitus

HD: Rare Disease

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

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

HD as a Disease

HD: Another name for Hirschsprung's disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Hirschsprung's disease
  »Symptoms of Hirschsprung's disease
  »Treatments for Hirschsprung's disease

HD: Related Diseases

HD: HD 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 HD (Hirschsprung's disease)

Some of the symptoms of HD incude:

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

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

Treatments for HD (Hirschsprung's disease)

Treatments for HD (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 HD

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

HD: Article Excerpts about Hirschsprung's disease

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

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

HD: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to HD:

• 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 HD:

Terms Similar to HD:

• Huntington's chorea
• Huntington's disease
• Huntington disease

Source - NIH

For a description of HD, see:

• Huntington's disease

Source: CRISP

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