Hirschsprung’s disease: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment in a retrospective hospital-based study
Hirschsprung’s disease (HD), or congenital megacolon, is a disease characterized by the absence of ganglion cells in the myenteric (Auerbach’s) and submucosal (Meissner’s) plexuses of the intestine, causing maximum obstruction in neonates. The purpose of this study was to investigate patient charact...
Main Authors: | Andi Sinapati Palissei, Ahmadwirawan Ahmadwirawan, Muhammad Faruk |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universitas Gadjah Mada
2021-04-01
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Series: | Journal of the Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/bik/article/view/57309 |
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