Abstract:Introduction: Hirschsprung's Disease (DH), also known as Congenital Megacolon, has been described as a
congenital disorder in Newborns (NB) with severe constipation associated with dilatation and hypertrophy
of the colon. To elucidate the diagnosis, it is necessary to perform complementary tests, but the gold
standard is rectal biopsy. The treatment is always surgical, aiming at the removal of the aganglionic part and
the restoration of the continuity of the intestine. Thus, we chose to report a case of a 1-ye… Show more
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