Selective destruction of the myenteric plexus: Its relation to Hirschsprung's disease, achalasia of the esophagus and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

1967 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 444-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eizo Okamoto ◽  
Takeshi Iwasaki ◽  
Tomio Kakutani ◽  
Takashi Ueda
Keyword(s):  
Pyloric Stenosis ◽  
Myenteric Plexus ◽  
Hirschsprung's Disease ◽  
Hirschsprung’S Disease ◽  
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis ◽  
Selective Destruction

Hirschsprung's disease

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Mark Beattie ◽  
Anil Dhawan ◽  
John W.L. Puntis
Keyword(s):  
Myenteric Plexus ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Hirschsprung's Disease ◽  
Hirschsprung’S Disease ◽  
Congenital Abnormalities ◽  
Ganglion Cells ◽  
Chromosome 10 ◽  
Neuronal Intestinal Dysplasia ◽  
Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction ◽  
Hirschprung's Disease

Hirschprung's disease 280Neuronal intestinal dysplasia 281Intestinal pseudo-obstruction 281Hirschsprung's disease is the absence of ganglion cells in the myenteric plexus of the most distal bowel. Presentation is with constipation. Incidence is 1 in 5000. Long-segment Hirschsprung's disease is familial, with equal sex incidence. The gene is on chromosome 10. It is associated with Down's syndrome and there is a high frequency of other congenital abnormalities....

The microenvironment in the Hirschsprung's disease gut supports myenteric plexus growth

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 817-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelia Irene Hagl ◽  
Ulrich Rauch ◽  
Markus Klotz ◽  
Sabine Heumüller ◽  
David Grundmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myenteric Plexus ◽  
Hirschsprung's Disease ◽  
Hirschsprung’S Disease

Paediatric surgery

2019 ◽  
pp. 725-732
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Surgical Management ◽  
Necrotizing Enterocolitis ◽  
Pyloric Stenosis ◽  
Hirschsprung's Disease ◽  
Hirschsprung’S Disease ◽  
Paediatric Surgery ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Gastrointestinal Illnesses

This chapter on paediatric surgery covers procedures performed from fetus to 16 years of age. The wide range is succinctly covered with appropriate detail for both those looking to apply for medicine, and those in medical school. The chapter reviews oncological conditions, most importantly, leukaemia. It also studies common conditions such as abdominal pain, hernia, undescended testicles, and appendicitis. Surgical management of gastrointestinal illnesses such as pyloric stenosis, intussusception, and Hirschsprung’s disease is covered along with urological conditions such as hypospadias. It also discusses important neonatal presentations of necrotizing enterocolitis and gastrointestinal atresia, to name a few.

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