Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages e9-e10 , November 2009

Hirschsprung's Disease With Impending Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

  • Wei-Chen Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chang-Chieh Wu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Lueng Shih

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan

References 

  1. Arbell D, Gross E, Orkin B, et al. Imperforate anus, malrotation, and Hirschsprung's disease: a rare and important association. J Pediatr Surg. 2006;41:1335–1337
  2. Miyamoto M, Egami K, Maeda S, et al. Hirschsprung's disease in adults: report of a case and review of the literature. J Nippon Med Sch. 2005;72:113–120
  3. An G, West MA. Abdominal compartment syndrome: a concise clinical review. Crit Care Med. 2008;36:1304–1310

 For submission instructions, please see the Gastroenterology web site (www.gastrojournal.org).

 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

PII: S0016-5085(09)00510-1

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.03.049

Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages e9-e10 , November 2009

Article Tools