Pathology of paediatric gastrointestinal neuromuscular disease.
Congenital and acquired disorders of the enteric neuromusculature are relatively uncommon in childhood, with the exception of Hirschsprung disease. Despite this, a number of histologically well-defined phenotypes of enteric neuromuscular disease are now recognised in paediatric populations, essentially comprising enteric neuropathies and enteric myopathies. This classification is briefly discussed.
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Department of Histopathology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, and Gastroenterology and Autoimmunity Unit, University College London Institute of Child Health, London, UK. v.smith@ich.ucl.ac.uk
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*