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This disease is named for [[Harald Hirschsprung]], the Danish [[physician]] who first described the disease in 1886, describing two infants who had died with swollen bellies. The autopsies showed identical pictures with a pronounced dilatation and hypertrophy of the colon as the dominant features. | This disease is named for [[Harald Hirschsprung]], the Danish [[physician]] who first described the disease in 1886, describing two infants who had died with swollen bellies. The autopsies showed identical pictures with a pronounced dilatation and hypertrophy of the colon as the dominant features. | ||
==Historical perspective== | |||
*In 1886, Harald Hirschsprung, Danish physician described the disease for the first time. | |||
*In 1948, Orvar swenson performed the first surgery for Hirschsprung's disease. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
This disease is named for Harald Hirschsprung, the Danish physician who first described the disease in 1886, describing two infants who had died with swollen bellies. The autopsies showed identical pictures with a pronounced dilatation and hypertrophy of the colon as the dominant features.
Historical perspective
- In 1886, Harald Hirschsprung, Danish physician described the disease for the first time.
- In 1948, Orvar swenson performed the first surgery for Hirschsprung's disease.