Hirschsprung disease is a motility disorder due to defective migration of ganglion cell resulting in aganglionic segment in the bowel wall
Clinical Features
● Abdominal distention
● Failure to pass meconium
● Feed intolerance and aspiration
● Bilious vomiting
● Rectum is usually empty of faeces in peranal examination, but there is rapid expulsion of faeces and gases when the finger removed.
Investigations
● Gold standard investigation is rectal suction biopsy - Hypertrophied nerve bundles are seen in biopsy
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