title: Ultrasound diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease in the infant with distended abdomen.
abstract: It is possible to diagnose Hirschsprung disease by real-time ultrasound, as demonstrated by the case of an apparently asymptomatic 1-month-old baby boy who was found to have a distended abdomen at well-baby check-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-2899.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Oestreich
mesh_terms: D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography