Myenteric plexus in congenital megacolon: study of eleven cases
FR Whitehouse, JW Kernohan - Archives of Internal Medicine, 1948 - jamanetwork.com
SINCE 1886, when Hirschsprung 1 published a report entitled"" Sluggishness of the Stool in
the Newborn, Resulting from Dilatation and Hypertrophy of the Colon," there have been
many reports in the medical literature describing various aspects of megacolon. Generally,
the name" Hirschsprung's disease" has been applied to the cases of megacolon reported in
the literature but, as Finney 2 has pointed out, there were many reports of cases of
megacolon in the literature antedating those of Hirschsprung. For this reason, in our opinion …
the Newborn, Resulting from Dilatation and Hypertrophy of the Colon," there have been
many reports in the medical literature describing various aspects of megacolon. Generally,
the name" Hirschsprung's disease" has been applied to the cases of megacolon reported in
the literature but, as Finney 2 has pointed out, there were many reports of cases of
megacolon in the literature antedating those of Hirschsprung. For this reason, in our opinion …
