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Department of Radiology
Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai , India
Case of the Day
Case of the Day
A six-month-old girl was brought with abdominal distension since six days with recurrent episodes of bilious vomiting since ten days. There was history of passage of meconium on the second day of life.
A six-month-old girl was brought with abdominal distension since six days with recurrent episodes of bilious vomiting since ten days. There was history of passage of meconium on the second day of life.
The barium enema shows a spastic rectum with transition between the distended colon and the contracted rectum at the rectosigmoid junction
The barium enema shows a spastic rectum with transition between the distended colon and the contracted rectum at the rectosigmoid junction
Hirschsprung's disease is named after Harald Hirschsprung, a Danish physician who first described the condition in 1886. While earlier reports of similar conditions existed, Hirschsprung is credited with clearly describing the disease and its association with the absence of ganglion cells in the colon
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