Stercoral ulcer after Hirschsprung's disease surgery

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Dec 26;9(12):e05239. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5239. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Constipation and stercoral ulcer are risk factors associated with Hirschsprung's disease (HD); long-term follow-up is, thus, essential. In postoperative HD associated with Down syndrome (DS) with intellectual disability, vigilant follow-up is required to avoid severe constipation because DS predisposes the patients to constipation and caregivers cannot easily understand the symptoms.

Keywords: Down syndrome; Hirschsprung's disease; constipation; pressure ulcer.

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