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Small Child, Suffering From Hirschsprung Disease, Not Passing Stools Properly. Treatment For Disease?

hi, my name is XXXX I am stay in XXXX (XXXXX) my younger sisters child is suffering for hirschspurng diseases the child is 2 years old and he is totally active but he is not pass a stool properely please write me what is the main treatment is diseases can you write me my telephone number is 0000 and my email address is YYYY@YYYY I am waiting for your reply immediately.
Sat, 14 Jul 2012
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Hi dear ,your sister child is suffering from Hirchspung disease.in this condition, ganglion cells(nerve cells) dont' develop in the rectal wall( part of large intestine ) of the baby, and fecal matter remains impacted in rectum of the the baby.Baby is mostly constipated.Disease is diagnosed by biopsy from the rectum of the baby.treatment is surgical.A two or three phase surgery is done,in first phase ,colostomy is done to divert the fecal matter and render the operation site clean, in the second phase, the aganglionic portion of the rectum is taken out,and anatomists is made between colon and anal canal, an operation called as pull through.In the third phase colostomy is closed back,some surgeon ,do it in two phase only
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Small Child, Suffering From Hirschsprung Disease, Not Passing Stools Properly. Treatment For Disease?

Hi dear ,your sister child is suffering from Hirchspung disease.in this condition, ganglion cells(nerve cells) dont develop in the rectal wall( part of large intestine ) of the baby, and fecal matter remains impacted in rectum of the the baby.Baby is mostly constipated.Disease is diagnosed by biopsy from the rectum of the baby.treatment is surgical.A two or three phase surgery is done,in first phase ,colostomy is done to divert the fecal matter and render the operation site clean, in the second phase, the aganglionic portion of the rectum is taken out,and anatomists is made between colon and anal canal, an operation called as pull through.In the third phase colostomy is closed back,some surgeon ,do it in two phase only