title: Nonoperative treatment of Hirschsprung's disease: a new approach.
abstract: The approach of the combined traditional Chinese and modern medicinal treatment of Hirschsprung's disease has been applied in 90 cases. Long-term follow-up showed satisfactory results. Of these, 55 cases with a typical history, plus a positive ACHE and x-ray were selected for analysis and discussion, making an over all rate of 78.18%. This treatment is particularly useful for those babies under 1 year of age with a short narrow segment of the rectum. In addition, it would be a good trial procedure for those babies over 1 year old with mild symptoms and the narrow segment just beyond the sigmoidorectal junction.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004106:Dilatation; D005260:Female; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional
chemical_list: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate