Delayed presentation of preterm Hirschsprung's disease

Hirschsprung's disease (HD) in a very low birth weight, preterm infant is a rare occurrence. We present a case of a baby born at 29 weeks gestation, who after stooling normally for several weeks, developed a large bowel obstruction on day of life (DOL) 34. The patient underwent surgical resecti...

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Main Authors: Henry P. Miller, Jeremy M. Badach, Douglas Katz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619303306