Anorectal Malformation
What are anorectal malformations? Anorectal malformations are defects that occur during the fifth to seventh week of fetal development. With these defects, the anus and the rectum do not develop properly. The anus is the opening at the end of the large intestine through which stool passes to [...]
Hirschsprung’s disease
Hirschsprung’s disease Hirschsprung’s disease takes his name from Dr. Harald Hirschsprung, a Danish pediatrician. He was the first to describe this condition in 1886. Also, it is known as “aganglionosis” because the main finding in all these patients is that they do not have ganglion cells in the [...]