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Hirschsprung’s Disease: A Historical Overview

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Hirschsprung’s disease is one of the most common and representative pediatric surgical diseases with the incidence of 1 out of 5000 live births. This disease is characterized by congenital megacolon and severe constipation, which sometimes result in fatal septic pathophysiology when remained untreated.

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    Tatsuo Kuroda

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    Satoshi Ieiri

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Kuroda, T. (2019). Hirschsprung’s Disease: A Historical Overview. In: Taguchi, T., Matsufuji, H., Ieiri, S. (eds) Hirschsprung’s Disease and the Allied Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3606-5_1

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