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Hirschsprung Disease (HD)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Full StomachAspirationRSISepsisHypovolemiaDehydrationUnstable ElectrolytesOptimize HydrationHypothermiaCareful PositioningBowel Obstruction

Pathophysiology

Hirschsprung disease ( HD ) is the congenital absence of ganglion cells in the Meissner (submucosal) and Auerbach (myenteric) plexuses of the terminal rectum, extending a variable distance...

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