Hirschsprung's disease is a rare condition that prevents a person from pooping normally. Babies with Hirschsprung's are missing the nerve cells needed to push digested food out of their colon ...

Treatment for Hirschsprung disease typically involves a surgical procedure known as a pull-through procedure to remove a section of the colon. Some people may also need ostomy surgery ...

Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus both disrupt bowel movements and can require urgent medical attention. The two conditions have different causes and treatments. Hirschsprung disease happens ...

FIGHTING TO GET BETTER TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR A RARE CHILDHOOD CONDITION. IT’S CALLED HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE. THE EARLIEST SIGN IN A NEWBORN IS OFTEN CONSTIPATION. THERE ARE TREATMENTS AVAILABLE.

A new study has demonstrated the potential of stem cell therapy to treat those with Hirschsprung disease. A new study led by researchers at UCL and the University of Sheffield, has demonstrated ...

Hirschsprung’s disease, or congenital aganglionosis, is a developmental disorder of the enteric nervous system and is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in neonates and infants.

About one in every 5,000 babies is born without enteric neurons in distal colon resulting in Hirschsprung's disease. Because of the lacking neurons, contents of the gut cannot pass normally ...

Hirschsprung disease is a rare condition where some nerve cells are missing in the large intestine. This means the intestine doesn’t contract and can’t move stool, meaning that it can become blocked.

Hirschsprung (HURSH-sprung) disease, or HD, is a disease of the large intestine. The large intestine is also sometimes called the colon. The word bowel can refer to the large and small intestines.