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KMID : 0812020060120020161
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Korean Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
2006 Volume.12 No. 2 p.161 ~ p.165
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Segmental Colonic Hypoganglionosis in an Adult Patient
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Kim Sang-Kyun
You Chang-Woo
Kwon Hyeok-Jin
Jeong Hye-Jin
Kim In-Hee
Lee Seung-Ok
Kim Sang-Wook
Lee Soo-Teik
Lee Min-Ro
Jang Kyu-Yun
Kim Seong-Hun
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Abstract
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Colonic hypoganglionosis is one variant of the colonic ganglion cell disorders. It is characterized histologically by a small number of ganglion cells in the intestinal myenteric plexuses and it’s characterized functionally by severely impaired gut motility. Most cases reported in the literature have occurred relatively late in childhood, and they usually involve mild constipation. In our case, the patient had a megacolon with severe constipation. He had had repeated admissions due to chronic constipation and abdominal distention. Conservative management failed to relieve those symptoms, and so subtotal colectomy was undergone. The patient recovered normal bowel habits in five months after his operation. (Kor J Neuro-gastroenterol Motil 2006;12:161-165)
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KEYWORD
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Hypoganglionosis, Constipation
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