Open AccessHirschsprung Disease in Adults: A Case Report in a Tertiary Hospital in West Africa
Author(s) -
Ananivi Sogan,
Efoé-Ga Yawod Olivier Amouzou,
Yawa Sesimè Sanni,
Hassiatou Sabi,
Victor Adjenou,
Komlanvi James
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
european scientific journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1857-7881
pISSN - 1857-7431
DOI - 10.19044/esj.2022.v18n8p208
Subject(s) - medicine , constipation , girl , tertiary care , tertiary level , pediatrics , disease , hirschsprung's disease , pediatric surgery , surgery , refractory (planetary science) , general surgery , psychology , developmental psychology , physics , mathematics education , mathematics , astrobiology
Hirschsprung disease in adults is a rare and frequently misdiagnosed cause of long-standing and refractory constipation. Surgical procedures initially developed for pediatric patients are applied to adults with varying degrees of success. A nineteen-year-old girl was diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease in a tertiary hospital of low technology level in Togo. Soave-Boley’s procedure was used as definitive surgical management which resulted in a good outcome.