Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is a relatively common cause of intestinal obstruction in newborn infants. It is characterized by the absence of ganglion cells in the distal bowel, which begins at the level of the internal anal sphincter and extends proximally for varying distances. The absence of ganglion cells has been attributed to the failure of migration of neural crest cells.
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Puri, P., & Friedmacher, F. (2018). Hirschsprung’s disease. In Rickham’s neonatal surgery (pp. 809–828). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4721-3_40
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