Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions PEDIATRIC SURGERY Case #6 - A one week old infant presents with abdominal distension DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 5.) How would you work up the infant with suspected Hirschsprung's? Workup of the child with suspected Hirschsprung's: Contrast enema: transition zone with proximal colonic dilatation a and distal narrowing best seen in the lateral view. Rectal biopsies to define the segment of aganglionosis.
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