Retrospective study of Hirschsprung's disease in Erbil city/Iraq during 2004–2016
Background: Hirschsprung's disease is caused by the failure of ganglion cells to migrate cephalocaudal through the neural crest during 4–12 weeks of gestation, causing an absence of ganglion cells in all or part of the colon. Most patients present in infancy, and the early diagnosis is importan...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Medical Journal of Babylon |
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Online Access: | http://www.medjbabylon.org/article.asp?issn=1812-156X;year=2020;volume=17;issue=2;spage=177;epage=180;aulast=Alnajjar |