Pritchard Colon: Symptoms, Treatment & Understanding
Pritchard’s colon, also known as congenital aganglionosis confined to the rectosigmoid region, is a specific subtype of Hirschsprung’s disease. This condition affects the large intestine, specifically the rectosigmoid colon, where nerve cells crucial for bowel movements are absent. This absence of ganglion cells disrupts the normal peristaltic contractions necessary for stool passage, leading to bowel…