Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Outcomes of Hirschsprung’s Disease from the Perspective of Gender

Table 3

Presenting symptoms.

	Boys ()	Girls ()
Delayed passage of meconium	29 (71%)	6 (50%)	0.30
Vomiting	24 (59%)	6 (50%)	0.74
Distended abdomen	18 (44%)	5 (42%)	1
Chronic constipation	8 (20%)	1 (8%)	0.67
Feeding problems	8 (20%)	4 (33%)	0.43
Fatigue	2 (5%)	2 (17%)	0.22
Radiology	2 (5%)	0	1
Weight loss	1 (2%)	0	1
Enterocolitis	2 (5%)	2 (17%)	0.22
Melena	0	1 (8%)	0.23

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