Rectal Biopsy for diagnosis of hirschsprung disease in constipated children

Abstract

Background: Constipation is a common problem in children and most of them are idiopathic or functional. Only a few percent of constipations may relate to Hirschsprung disease (HD) and may need to rectal biopsy for diagnosis. Now a day, most of these children referred to the pediatric surgeon for rectal biopsy to rule out of HD. With regard to complication, Emotional Effect, spending time and the cost and other side effects of sugary procedure, it seems logical and essential to determine restrict criteria for surgical performance. That's why we performed this study.