Hirschsprung Disease Associated with Total Colonic Agenesis and Imperforate Anus--case Report and Review of the Literature
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We report a case of Hirschsprung disease associated with total colonic agenesis and high-type imperforate anus in a newborn girl. The patient also presented with uterus bicornis and a single kidney. The treatment procedure is presented together with a review of literature. The presented combination of pathologies has never been described before.
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