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By Mayo Clinic staffBecause Hirschsprung's disease can be inherited, if you have one child with the disease, your future children also may be at risk. The disease is also five times more common in males.
References
- What I need to know about Hirschsprung's disease. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hirschsprungs_ez/. Accessed Sept. 12, 2008.
- Hirschsprung's disease. American Academy of Pediatrics. http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/parents/special/birth/906.htm. Accessed Sept. 12, 2008.
- Wesson, DE. Congenital ananglionic megacolon (Hirschsprung disease). http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Sept. 12, 2008.
- Hirschsprung's disease. American Pediatric Surgical Association. http://www.eapsa.org/parents/resources/hirschsprungs.cfm. Accessed Sept. 12, 2008.
- Hirschsprung's disease. Family Practice Notebook. http://www.fpnotebook.com/GI/Neuro/HrschsprngsDs.htm. Accessed Sept. 12, 2008.
- Endom E. Emergency complications of Hirschsprung disease. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Sept. 12, 2008.
- Picco M [expert opinion]. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Sept. 17, 2008.
