Megacolon is a relatively rare condition appearing in childhood and characterised by obstinate constipation, dilatation of the colon and hypomotility of its wall. It was Yon Ammon who first described megacolon in 1842, fortyfive years before Hirschsprung, though the disease carries the name of the latter. Since then many {etiological factors have been considered, ranging from malnutrition to ne...

The enteric nervous system (ENS) is essential for normal motility and many other physiologic properties of the gastrointestinal tract.1 It is composed of intrinsic neurons, the cell bodies and most processes of which are located inside the bowel wall, and extrinsic nerve fibers that project into the gut from autonomic and sensory ganglia. Although extrinsic innervation modulates the activity of...

Phẫu thuật nội soi một đường rạch (PTNSMĐR) có nhiều ưu điểm song ít được áp dụng ở trẻ em. Chúng tôi đánh giá kết quả phẫu trong điều trị bệnh Hirschsprung sơ sinh. Nghiên cứu mô tả tiến trên các nhi từ 1-28 ngày tuổi tại Bệnh viện Nhi Trung ương tháng 01/2020 đến 12/2021. Kết 23 nhi, trung bình 22,3±3,2 (17-28 ngày). Thời gian mổ 53,8±11,9 phút (35-75 phút), thời hậu 4,5±1,1 (3-7 Có 4 trường ...

a four month old male infant was referred to the pediatric clinic of afshar hospital in yazd city because of cyanosis. on physical examination, patient had central cyanosis, single second heart sound, a grade iii/vi continuous murmur in left clavicular area, abdominal distension and large sized smooth and movable abdominal mass in right upper quadrant of abdomen. transthoracic echocardiography ...

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to critically appraise and compare the diagnostic performance of imaging modalities that are used for the diagnosis of upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract obstruction in neonates and infants. METHODS A focused clinical question was constructed and the literature was searched using the patient, intervention, comparison, outcome met...