A RARE CASE OF HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE IN A PATIENT WITH DIFFUSE ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS
*Assylzhan Messova, Didar Sanbayev and Makhmutbay Sanbayev
ABSTRACT
The case of an 11-year-old Kazakh male who had a past history of Hirschsprung's disease is presented. He underwent transanal endorectal resection of the rectosigmoidal colon at the age of 46 months. He was also diagnosed as having diffuse adenomatous polyposis of large intestine. The aim of the publication is to analyze modern ideas about the peculiarities of diagnosis in the combination of Hirschsprung's disease with diffuse adenomatous polyposis of large intestine in children and to present a rare clinical case from our own practice. This is the first case of familial adenomatous polyposis associated with Hirschsprung's disease from Kazakhstan.
Keywords: Familial adenomatous polyposis, Diffuse familial polyposis, Hirschsprung's disease, surgical treatment.
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