›› 2015, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 312-.doi: 10.3969 j.issn.1000-3606.2015.04.004

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Clinicopathologic features of intestinal dysganglionosis in children 

SHEN Wuming1, WU Xiangru2, YIN Minzhi3, MA Jing3, LIANG Xin1, SHI Chengren4, ZHANG Zhongde3   

  1. 1.Department of Pathology, Changzhou Children’s Hospital, Nantong University, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu, China; 2.Department of Pathology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China, 3.Department of Pathology, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China; 4.Department of Pediatric Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Received:2015-04-15 Online:2015-04-15 Published:2015-04-15

Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical and pathological features of Hirschprung disease (HD), intestinal neuronal dysplasia (IND) and hypoganglionosis (IH) in children. Methods The clinical data and pathologic slices from 238 children with intestinal dysganglionosis were retrospectively analyzed. The age, sex, involved intestinal length of children and prognosis were compared. Results In 238 patients, 138 (58.0%) were diagnosed by rectal mucosal biopsies. There were 122 HD patients whose median age at diagnosis was 9 months and the ratio of male to female was 4.3:1, without involvement of whole colon. There were 45 IND patients whose median age at diagnosis was 14 months and the ratio of male to female was 1.05:1, and the whole colon of 33.3% patients was involved. There were two male IH patients whose ages at diagnosis were 12 years and 18 years respectively, and their whole colon was involved. There were 59 patients with HD complicated by IND whose median age at diagnosis was 13 months and the ratio of male to female was 5.56:1 and the whole colon of 16.9% patients was involved. There were 10 male patients with HD complicated by IH whose median age at diagnosis was 11.5 months and the whole colon of 80.0% patients was involved. The ages at diagnosis, the sex ratio, the rates of whole colon involved, and the cure rates among 5 groups were significantly different (all P<0.01). Conclusions The rectal mucosal biopsy was the main method in diagnosis of intestinal dysganglionsis in children. Patients with HD had higher incidence and mild condition and favorable prognosis. Patients with IH or patients with HD complicated by IH had lower incidence rates and severe condition and poor prognosis, followed by patients with IND or patients with HD complicated by IND.