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Hirschsprung's disease

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Noun1.Hirschsprung's disease - congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon
congenital megacolon
congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder - a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically


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Intestinal obstruction, scar tissue (adhesions), diverticulosis, tumors, colorectal stricture, Hirschsprung's disease, or cancer can compress, squeeze, or narrow the intestine and rectum and cause constipation.
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Bendzewicz never dreamed that Hirschsprung's disease -- the little-known digestive disorder that she herself had conquered as a child -- had struck again.
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Since then he has already performed 12 pediatric cases including two groundbreaking surgeries using the robotic system, including the first ever pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease using robotics in the U.
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