Hirschsprung's disease in low-and middle-income countries

S Trinidad, P Kayima, V Kotecha, A Massenga… - Seminars in pediatric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is one of the most common causes of pediatric bowel
obstruction in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This paper describes the unique …

Hirschsprung's disease in children: a five year experience at a University teaching hospital in northwestern Tanzania

JB Mabula, NM Kayange, M Manyama, AB Chandika… - BMC research …, 2014 - Springer
Background Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is the commonest cause of functional intestinal
obstruction in children and poses challenges to pediatricians and pediatric surgeons …

Problems and outcome of Hirschsprung's disease presenting after 1 year of age in a developing country

SO Ekenze, C Ngaikedi, AA Obasi - World journal of surgery, 2011 - Springer
Background The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the problems, treatment
outcome, and contributory factors to delayed presentation in Hirschsprung's disease (HD) …

Hirschsprung's disease presenting beyond infancy: surgical options and postoperative outcome

S Sharma, DK Gupta - Pediatric surgery international, 2012 - Springer
Background Hirschsprung's disease (HD) presenting late is not unusual in developing
nations. Aim To study surgical procedures and postoperative outcome in Hirschsprung's …

Hirschsprung's disease: 8 years experience in a Nigerian teaching hospital

AA Nasir, JO Adeniran… - Journal of Indian …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Background: Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is a common cause of intestinal obstruction in
children. Despite increased understanding of the disease and several techniques of …

Long-term outcomes of patients surgically treated for Hirschsprung disease

A Nasr, V Grandpierre, KJ Sullivan… - Journal of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The only curative treatment for Hirschsprung disease (HD) is surgical repair.
However, some patients experience poor postoperative outcomes. We determined long-term …

A national analysis of operative treatment of adult patients with Hirschsprung's disease

D Schlund, SB Jochum, J Favuzza, DM Hayden… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Hirschsprung's disease is primarily a disease of infancy, but in rare cases, adults
with this condition require surgery. The aim of this study is to identify the types of operations …

Surgical management for Hirschsprung disease: a review for primary care providers

HL Green, D Rizzolo, M Austin - JAAPA, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Primary care providers may encounter infants and children with Hirschsprung disease, a
congenital colonic defect. Although primarily a surgical problem, the disease requires …

Hirschsprung′ s disease: Management problem in a developing country

E Bandré, RAF Kabore, I Ouedraogo… - African Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: The management of Hirschsprung's disease remains a problem in developing
countries. Our aim is to identify the main epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic …

A survey of current practices in management of Hirschsprung′ s disease in Nigeria

AA Nasir, EA Ameh - African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Although there are several modalities of treatment for Hirschsprung′ s
disease (HD), there are presently no clear guidelines on treatment of the condition by …