Hirschsprung's disease
Common Name(s)
Hirschsprung's disease
Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Hirschsprung's disease" for support, advocacy or research.
AGMD is a nonprofit international organization which serves as an integral educational resource concerning digestive motility diseases and disorders. It also functions as an important information base for members of the medical and scientific communities. In addition, it provides a forum for patients suffering from digestive motility diseases and disorders as well as their families and members of the medical community.
We are a support group and website where families can share information about Mowat-Wilson Syndrome. Our website includes support group information, a forum, photos and profiles of children with MWS and parent survey pages. We want to help inform the public about this rare condition and to help those affected by it not feel so alone by giving them a place to exchange information and experiences with others in the same situation.
The Pull-thru Network is a volunteer-based organization dedicated to providing education, information, support and advocacy for those individuals, and the families of those individuals, who are affected by any congenital anorectal, colorectal or urogenital disorder and any of the variety of related diagnoses.
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Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Hirschsprung's disease" for support, advocacy or research.
AGMD is a nonprofit international organization which serves as an integral educational resource concerning digestive motility diseases and disorders. It also functions as an important information base for members of the medical and scientific communities. In addition, it provides a forum for patients suffering from digestive motility diseases and disorders as well as their families and members of the medical community.
http://www.agmd-gimotility.orgWe are a support group and website where families can share information about Mowat-Wilson Syndrome. Our website includes support group information, a forum, photos and profiles of children with MWS and parent survey pages. We want to help inform the public about this rare condition and to help those affected by it not feel so alone by giving them a place to exchange information and experiences with others in the same situation.
http://www.mowatwilson.orgThe Pull-thru Network is a volunteer-based organization dedicated to providing education, information, support and advocacy for those individuals, and the families of those individuals, who are affected by any congenital anorectal, colorectal or urogenital disorder and any of the variety of related diagnoses.
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Scientific Literature
Articles from the PubMed Database
Research articles describe the outcome of a single study. They are the published results of original research.
The terms "Hirschsprung's disease" returned 245 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Arch. Dis. Child.. 2017 08;102(8):722-727.
To describe clinical characteristics and preoperative management of a national cohort of infants with Hirschsprung's disease (HD).
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The Hirschsprung's disease Anorectal malformation QoL questionnaire (HAQL) is a disease-specific quality of life (QoL) questionnaire for patients with Hirschsprung's disease (HD) or anorectal malformations (ARM). It was originally proposed in Dutch and is currently being translated ...
Journal: Cell. Physiol. Biochem.. 2016 ;40(6):1646-1655.
Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR), known as aganglionosis, is an infrequent congenital gut motility disorder characterized by absence of enteric neurons. In this study, we focus on the role of the intronic miR-215 and its host gene isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase 2 (IARS2) in the pathogenesis of HSCR.
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
Review articles summarize what is currently known about a disease. They discuss research previously published by others.
The terms "Hirschsprung's disease" returned 20 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Arch. Dis. Child.. 2017 12;102(12):1143-1151.
The objective of this study was to develop a Hirschsprung's disease (HD) core outcome set (COS).
Journal:
Use of core outcome sets in research has been proposed as a method for countering the problems caused by heterogeneity of outcome measure reporting. Heterogeneity of outcome measure reporting occurs in Hirschsprung's disease (HD) research and is limiting the development of a robust ...
Journal: Rev Paul Pediatr. 2016 Sep;34(3):374-8.
To report the case of a newborn with recurrent episodes of apnea, diagnosed with Congenital Central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) associated with Hirschsprung's disease (HD), configuring Haddad syndrome.
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Clinical Trial Information This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov
Condition Summary: Hirschsprung Disease

Finding the right clinical trial for Hirschsprung's disease can be challenging. However, with TrialsFinder (which uses the Reg4ALL database and privacy controls by Private Access), you can permit researchers to let you know opportunities to consider - all without revealing your identity.