The follow are extracts of books and articles written by members or professionals.

We hope that you will find them interesting

The Secret Disorder - Gerry McGregor

John Hopkins Medicine They have a great set of pages explaining HD

Various Articles from the Medical Press

Early History of the Therapy of Hirschsprung's Disease an article by Dr. Orvar Swenson

Current Problems in Surgery Hirschsprung's Disease a book by Dr. Michael Skinner

A Teenagers View of Hirschsprung's by Alexis

Personal Account of a Pullthrough Operation from his emails by Gerry McGregor

Rectal Irrigation’s for the Prevention of Postoperative Enterocolitis in Hirschsprung's Disease

Hirschsprung's Disease: Three Decades' Experience at a Single Institution

Recurrence Study

Enterocolitis in Hirschsprung's

Anorectal Manometric Findings

Sodium Cromoglycate in the Management of Chronic or Recurrent Enterocolitis in Patients With Hirschsprung’s Disease - Gastrocrom Study

Many of these need Acrobat Reader, this is a freely available tool.

If you know of any others that maybe of interest to others in the group then please email them to