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==Overview== | |||
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Xray findings associated with Hirschsprung's disease may include: | |||
* Radiography performed in children with Hirschsprung disease yields findings similar to those in other forms of low small bowel obstruction: variable gaseous distention of the colon and small bowel, often with air-fluid levels. | * Radiography performed in children with Hirschsprung disease yields findings similar to those in other forms of low small bowel obstruction: variable gaseous distention of the colon and small bowel, often with air-fluid levels. | ||
* The colon is usually difficult to identify accurately, and gas is usually absent in the rectum. | * The colon is usually difficult to identify accurately, and gas is usually absent in the rectum. | ||
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Overview
X-Ray
Xray findings associated with Hirschsprung's disease may include:
- Radiography performed in children with Hirschsprung disease yields findings similar to those in other forms of low small bowel obstruction: variable gaseous distention of the colon and small bowel, often with air-fluid levels.
- The colon is usually difficult to identify accurately, and gas is usually absent in the rectum.