Hirschsprung's Disease and Allied Disorders

Download or read book Hirschsprung's Disease and Allied Disorders written by Alexander Matthias Holschneider and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-08 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the third edition of a comprehensive study of the neuronal disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract in children. Important new studies and progress in research on bowel motility and motility disorders are covered in detail as well as new aspects concerning the embryology, functional anatomy of the enteric nervous system. In particular new insights have been received from the studies in the genetics of Hirschsprung's disease. Special emphasis is laid on new surgical techniques, especially on the laparoscopic approach in combination with Soave's or Duhamel's technique.