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Table 1 The diagnostic criteria of segmental dilatation of the intestine

From: A case of Hirschsprung’s disease with segmental dilatation of the colon

(a) Limited bowel dilatation with a three- to fourfold increase in size

(b) An abrupt transition between the dilated and normal bowel

(c) No intrinsic or extrinsic barrier distal to the dilatation

(d) A clinical picture of intestinal occlusion or subocclusion

(e) Normality of the neuronal plexus

(f) Complete recovery after resection of the affected segment

  1. The diagnosis of definitive SDI occurred when all criteria were met, and possible SDI was diagnosed solely based on anatomical features [(a)–(c)] without occlusive findings, surgery or histological examination [2, 3]
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