Small bowel skip segment Hirschprung's disease presenting with perforated Meckel's diverticulum

Pediatr Surg Int. 2012 Jun;28(6):645-8. doi: 10.1007/s00383-011-3050-x. Epub 2011 Dec 30.

Abstract

Skip segment Hirschprung's disease (SSHD) is an uncommon variant of Hirschprung's disease where normal intestine is interspersed proximally and distally by abnormal, aganglionated intestine. These segmental changes have no well-defined embryological explanation. We present a case of SSHD in the small bowel and concomitant perforated Meckel's diverticulum, with review of the literature relevant to SSHD.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Hirschsprung Disease / complications*
  • Hirschsprung Disease / diagnosis*
  • Hirschsprung Disease / pathology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intestinal Perforation / etiology*
  • Male
  • Meckel Diverticulum / etiology*