loading...| Preferred Name |
Aganglionic megacolon |
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| Synonyms |
Hirschsprung megacolon Congenital megacolon Enlarged colon lacking nerve cells Megacolon Hirschsprung disease |
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| Definitions |
Aganglionic megacolon is characterized by congenital absence of intrinsic ganglion cells in the myenteric (Auerbach) and submucosal (Meissner) plexuses of the gastrointestinal tract. An abnormality resulting from a lack of intestinal ganglion cells (i.e., an aganglionic section of bowel) that results in bowel obstruction with enlargement of the colon. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002251 |
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| comment |
Aganglionic megacolon is characterized by congenital absence of intrinsic ganglion cells in the myenteric (Auerbach) and submucosal (Meissner) plexuses of the gastrointestinal tract. |
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| database_cross_reference |
MEDDRA:10027110 NCIt:C34810 MSH:D008531 SNOMEDCT:33995003 MedDRA:10027110 SNOMEDCT_US:33995003 SNOMEDCT_US:204739008 UMLS:C0019569 UMLS:C0025160 SNOMEDCT_US:367495003 MSH:D006627 DOID:11372 |
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| definition |
An abnormality resulting from a lack of intestinal ganglion cells (i.e., an aganglionic section of bowel) that results in bowel obstruction with enlargement of the colon. |
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| has_alternative_id |
HP:0002029 HP:0002030 HP:0002606 HP:0004391 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Hirschsprung megacolon Congenital megacolon Enlarged colon lacking nerve cells Megacolon |
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| has_related_synonym |
Hirschsprung disease |
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| id |
HP:0002251 |
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| label |
Aganglionic megacolon |
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| notation |
HP:0002251 |
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| prefLabel |
Aganglionic megacolon |
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| subClassOf |