Congenital hypoganglionosis of large intestine

Definition

The number and size of ganglion cells are small at birth. The size of ganglion cells tends to increase over time, but because their numbers do not increase the symptoms of dysmotility do not improve. Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17161202

Exclusions

• Acquired hypoganglionosis of large intestine (DB32.3)

Also indexed as

Nearby in Structural developmental anomalies of large intestine

• LB16.0Congenital absence, atresia or stenosis of large intestine
• LB16.1Hirschsprung disease
• LB16.2Immature ganglionosis of large intestine
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified