Hirschsprung Disease

"Hirschsprung Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D006627
MeSH Number(s)	C06.198.439 C06.405.469.158.701.439 C16.131.314.439
Concept/Terms	Hirschsprung Disease Hirschsprung Disease Disease, Hirschsprung Megacolon, Congenital Hirschsprung's Disease Disease, Hirschsprung's Hirschsprungs Disease Megacolon, Aganglionic Aganglionic Megacolon Congenital Megacolon Aganglionosis, Rectosigmoid Colon Aganglionosis, Rectosigmoid Colon Rectosigmoid Colon Aganglionosis Rectosigmoid Aganglionosis Aganglionosis, Rectosigmoid Congenital Intestinal Aganglionosis Congenital Intestinal Aganglionosis Aganglionosis, Colonic Aganglionosis, Colonic Colonic Aganglionosis Total Colonic Aganglionosis Aganglionosis, Total Colonic

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hirschsprung Disease".

Diseases [C]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Digestive System Abnormalities [C06.198]
Hirschsprung Disease [C06.198.439]
Gastrointestinal Diseases [C06.405]
Intestinal Diseases [C06.405.469]
Colonic Diseases [C06.405.469.158]
Megacolon [C06.405.469.158.701]
Hirschsprung Disease [C06.405.469.158.701.439]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Digestive System Abnormalities [C16.131.314]
Hirschsprung Disease [C16.131.314.439]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	0	2
2019	3	0	3
2020	2	0	2
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1

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Gil LA, Asti L, Apfeld JC, Sebasti?o YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Perioperative outcomes in minimally-invasive versus open surgery in infants undergoing repair of congenital anomalies. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Dec; 57(12):755-762.

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Svetanoff WJ, Briggs K, Fraser JA, Lopez J, Fraser JD, Juang D, Aguayo P, Hendrickson RJ, Snyder CL, Oyetunji TA, St Peter SD, Rentea RM. Outpatient Botulinum Injections for Early Obstructive Symptoms in Patients with Hirschsprung Disease. J Surg Res. 2022 01; 269:201-206.

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Svetanoff WJ, Dekonenko C, Osuchukwu O, Oyetunji TA, Aguayo P, Fraser JD, Juang D, Snyder CL, Hendrickson R, Peter SS, Rentea RM. Inpatient management of Hirschsprung's associated enterocolitis treatment: the benefits of standardized care. Pediatr Surg Int. 2020 Dec; 36(12):1413-1421.

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Apfeld JC, Wood RJ, Halleran DR, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Relationships Between Hospital and Surgeon Operative Volumes and Surgical Outcomes in Hirschsprung's Disease. J Surg Res. 2021 01; 257:379-388.

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Newland JJ, Dukleska K, Cowan S, Yeo CJ, Tholey R. Dr. Orvar Swenson and the Pull-Through. Am Surg. 2019 Dec 01; 85(12):1311-1313.

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Harrington AW, Gasior AC, Einarsdottir H, Rothstein DH, Rollins MD, Ozgediz DE. Hirschsprung Disease: The Rise of Structured Transition and Long-term Care. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 09; 69(3):306-309.

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Halleran DR, Ahmad H, Maloof E, Paradiso M, Lehmkuhl H, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Does Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis Differ in Children With and Without Down Syndrome? J Surg Res. 2020 01; 245:564-568.

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Cairo SB, Chiu PPL, Dasgupta R, Diefenbach KA, Goldstein AM, Hamilton NA, Lo A, Rollins MD, Rothstein DH. Transitions in care from pediatric to adult general surgery: Evaluating an unmet need for patients with anorectal malformation and Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Aug; 53(8):1566-1572.

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Gosain A, Frykman PK, Cowles RA, Horton J, Levitt M, Rothstein DH, Langer JC, Goldstein AM. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis. Pediatr Surg Int. 2017 May; 33(5):517-521.

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Lane VA, Nacion KM, Cooper JN, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Determinants of quality of life in children with colorectal diseases. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Nov; 51(11):1843-1850.

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