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==Overview==
==Overview==
Hirschsprung's disease is commonly diagnosed in the neonatal period. The cardinal symptoms of Hirschsprung's disease include abdominal distension, delayed passage of meconium (not occurring in the first 24 to 48 hours of life) and vomiting. <ref name="pmid28601177">{{cite journal |vauthors=Stanescu AL, Liszewski MC, Lee EY, Phillips GS |title=Neonatal Gastrointestinal Emergencies: Step-by-Step Approach |journal=Radiol. Clin. North Am. |volume=55 |issue=4 |pages=717–739 |year=2017 |pmid=28601177 |doi=10.1016/j.rcl.2017.02.010 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid28600660">{{cite journal |vauthors=Das K, Mohanty S |title=Hirschsprung Disease - Current Diagnosis and Management |journal=Indian J Pediatr |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2017 |pmid=28600660 |doi=10.1007/s12098-017-2371-8 |url=}}</ref>
Hirschsprung's disease is commonly diagnosed in the neonatal period. The cardinal symptoms of Hirschsprung's disease include [[abdominal distension]], delayed passage of [[meconium]] (not occurring in the first 24 to 48 hours of life) and [[vomiting]]. <ref name="pmid28601177">{{cite journal |vauthors=Stanescu AL, Liszewski MC, Lee EY, Phillips GS |title=Neonatal Gastrointestinal Emergencies: Step-by-Step Approach |journal=Radiol. Clin. North Am. |volume=55 |issue=4 |pages=717–739 |year=2017 |pmid=28601177 |doi=10.1016/j.rcl.2017.02.010 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid28600660">{{cite journal |vauthors=Das K, Mohanty S |title=Hirschsprung Disease - Current Diagnosis and Management |journal=Indian J Pediatr |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2017 |pmid=28600660 |doi=10.1007/s12098-017-2371-8 |url=}}</ref>


==History and Symptoms==
==History and Symptoms==
The cardinal symptoms of Hirschsprung's disease  are:
The cardinal symptoms of Hirschsprung's disease  are:
*Abdominal distension
*[[Abdominal distension]]
*Delayed passage of meconium (not occurring in the first 24 to 48 hours of life)
*Delayed passage of [[meconium]] (not occurring in the first 24 to 48 hours of life)
*Vomiting
*[[Vomiting]]
Other common symptoms that can be observed in patients with Hirschsprung's disease include
Other common symptoms that can be observed in patients with Hirschsprung's disease include
* [[Constipation]]
* [[Constipation]]
* [[Malabsorption]]
* [[Malabsorption]]
* Poor weight gain
* [[Failure to thrive|Poor weight gain]]
* Slow growth (child 0-5 years)
* Slow growth (child 0-5 years)
* [[Watery diarrhea]]  
* [[Watery diarrhea]]  

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]} ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Hirschsprung's disease is commonly diagnosed in the neonatal period. The cardinal symptoms of Hirschsprung's disease include abdominal distension, delayed passage of meconium (not occurring in the first 24 to 48 hours of life) and vomiting. [1][2]

History and Symptoms

The cardinal symptoms of Hirschsprung's disease are:

Other common symptoms that can be observed in patients with Hirschsprung's disease include

References

  1. Stanescu AL, Liszewski MC, Lee EY, Phillips GS (2017). "Neonatal Gastrointestinal Emergencies: Step-by-Step Approach". Radiol. Clin. North Am. 55 (4): 717–739. doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2017.02.010. PMID 28601177.
  2. Das K, Mohanty S (2017). "Hirschsprung Disease - Current Diagnosis and Management". Indian J Pediatr. doi:10.1007/s12098-017-2371-8. PMID 28600660.