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Clinical Observation of Congenital Megacolon
Young Jin Chung, Woo Gill Liegh, Ki Young Lee, Dong Shik Chin, WoonSub Han
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1975;18(1):40-46.   Published online January 31, 1975
Congenital Megacolon is due to congenital defect of the parasympathetic ganglionic cells in Auerbach’s plexus causing constriction anatomically at rectum or rectosigmoid in majority and an abscence of peristalsis and propulsive movement functionally with marked dilatation at the proximal bowel of the defected area. We have experienced 33 caess of congenital megacolon from January, 1957 to December, 1972 and this disease...