Concurrence of Hirschsprung disease and annular pancreas: A rare case report

Abstract

Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) and annular pancreas are both uncommon congenital gastrointestinal malformations. Although additional abnormalities are associated with 18% of HD cases, there is limited evidence of concomitant HD and annular pancreas. We present a full-term, two-day-old male with abdominal distended, and failure to pass first stool after 3 days of observation and rectal washout the abdominal X-rays showed a double bubble appearance. Intraoperative finding, the patient had pancreas annulare (PA). Colonic aganglionosis was discovered using full-thickness rectal biopsies (FTRB). At the age of seven months, a transanal endorectal pull-through was performed without complications. Although the diagnosis of these conditions might be difficult due to their clinical similarities, appropriate diagnosis, and surgical management are possible and can dramatically minimize morbidity and death in the newborn.

Keywords

• hirschsprung disease
• annulare pancreas
• gastrointestinal malformations
• case report