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Adult Hirschsprung's disease presenting as chronic constipation: a case report.
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 July 6
BACKGROUND: Hirschsprung's disease is a congenital disorder identified by the absence of ganglion cells at the Meissner's plexus of the submucosa and Auerbach's plexus of the muscularis. This disease can be found in approximately 1 in 5000 live births. It is a congenital disorder that is rarely diagnosed in adults, where 95% of cases are diagnosed in infants aged under 1 year old. Here we present a rare case of adult Hirschsprung's disease to enrich the body of knowledge in diagnosing adult patients with chronic refractory constipation symptoms.
CASE REPORT: An 18-year-old Indonesian woman came to the general surgery department of Unggul Karsa Medika Teaching Hospital with a defecating problem (constipation) since childhood. There was no history of her passage of meconium. A contrast enema study showed that the sigmoid colon was dilated and the rectum was narrowed, with rectosigmoid index < 1. With these findings, it was suspected that the patient may have ultra-short segment Hirschsprung's disease. The patient was then referred to the digestive surgery department of referral hospital for surgical treatment.
CONCLUSION: In adult patients presenting with history of constipation since childhood, it is necessary to consider the possibility of Hirschsprung's disease that was not diagnosed in early childhood. Hirschsprung's disease in adults is usually a short or ultra-short aganglionic segment because it shows relatively mild symptoms. Surgical removal of the aganglionic segment of the gut is the definitive treatment for Hirschsprung's disease.
CASE REPORT: An 18-year-old Indonesian woman came to the general surgery department of Unggul Karsa Medika Teaching Hospital with a defecating problem (constipation) since childhood. There was no history of her passage of meconium. A contrast enema study showed that the sigmoid colon was dilated and the rectum was narrowed, with rectosigmoid index < 1. With these findings, it was suspected that the patient may have ultra-short segment Hirschsprung's disease. The patient was then referred to the digestive surgery department of referral hospital for surgical treatment.
CONCLUSION: In adult patients presenting with history of constipation since childhood, it is necessary to consider the possibility of Hirschsprung's disease that was not diagnosed in early childhood. Hirschsprung's disease in adults is usually a short or ultra-short aganglionic segment because it shows relatively mild symptoms. Surgical removal of the aganglionic segment of the gut is the definitive treatment for Hirschsprung's disease.
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