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ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2021

Persistent bowel dysfunction after surgery for Hirschsprung's disease: A neuropathological perspective.

Sanne J Verkuijl, Florian Friedmacher, Patrick N Harter, Udo Rolle, Paul Ma Broens

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Review in World journal of gastrointestinal surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Sanne J VerkuijlDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60590, Germany.
Florian FriedmacherDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60590, Germany.
Patrick N HarterNeurological Institute (Edinger-Institute), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60528, Germany.
Udo RolleDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60590, Germany.
Paul Ma BroensDepartment of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen 9700 RB, Netherlands.
University of Groningen · NLJackson and Tull (United States) · USUniversity Hospital Frankfurt · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is a congenital disorder, characterized by aganglionosis in the distal part of the gastrointestinal tract. Despite complete surgical resection of the aganglionic segment, both constipation and fecal incontinence persist in a considerable number of patients with limited treatment options. There is growing evidence for structural abnormalities in the ganglionic bowel proximal to the aganglionosis in both humans and animals with HD, which may play a role in persistent bowel dysfunction. These abnormalities include: (1) Histopathological abnormalities of enteric neural cells; (2) Imbalanced expression of neurotransmitters and neuroproteins; (3) Abnormal expression of enteric pacemaker cells; (4) Abnormalities of smooth muscle cells; and (5) Abnormalities within the extracellular matrix. Hence, a better understanding of these previously unrecognized neuropathological abnormalities may improve follow-up and treatment in patients with HD suffering from persistent bowel dysfunction following surgical correction. In the long term, further combination of clinical and neuropathological data will hopefully enable a translational step towards more individual treatment for HD.

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AganglionosisConstipationGanglionicHirschsprung diseaseIncontinenceProximal

Identifiers

PMID34512906
PMCPMC8394380
OpenAlexW3196195583

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