In Hirschsprung’s disease, failure of the migration of neural crest cells during fetal
development causes an aganglionic segment of the colon. The aganglionic segment fails
to relax, whereas its proximal portion becomes dilated. Barium enema after birth effectively
illustrates this morphology: the intestinal caliber abruptly changes, referred to
as a colon “caliber change”.
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Publication history
Published online: June 08, 2017
Accepted:
June 4,
2017
Received in revised form:
June 2,
2017
Received:
January 5,
2017
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