Stercoral ulcer after Hirschsprung's disease surgery

Patients with postoperative Hirschsprung's disease associated with Down syndrome with intellectual disability require careful and long-term follow-up to avoid severe constipation that may lead to stercoral ulcer. AbstractConstipation and stercoral ulcer are risk factors associated with Hirschsprung's disease (HD); long-term follow-up is, thus, essential. In postoperative HD associated with Down syndrome (DS) with intellectual disability, vigilant follow-up is required to avoid severe constipation because DS predisposes the patients to constipation and caregivers cannot easily understand the symptoms.

Source: Clinical Case Reports - December 26, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Toshihiko Kakiuchi, Atsuhisa Fukuta, Koichiro Yoshimaru, Yumeng Zhang, Ryo Shimoda, Muneaki Matsuo Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research