Hirschsprung disease (HD), also known as “congenital megacolon,” is characterized by the absence of ganglion cells in the myenteric and submucosal plexuses of the intestine. The first known description of this condition was by ancient Hindu surgeons in the Shushruta…
Introduction While paediatric surgery has increasingly become the domain of the subspecialist paediatric surgeon, adult general surgeons are still often faced with the challenges of assessing and managing children with surgical emergencies. The unique differences between adults and children must…
Hirschsprung disease (HD) is characterized by the absence of ganglion cells in the myenteric and submucosal plexuses of the intestine. The first known description of HD appeared in an ancient Hindu document known as the Sushruta Samheta. There were multiple…