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Hirschsprung Disease Center - Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa Pediatric Surgeon Doctors for Hirschsprung Disease

Type of Physician: Pediatric Surgeon

What is a Pediatric Surgeon?

A subspecialty certification by the Board of Surgery; practitioners are skilled in the management of surgical conditions in premature and newborn infants, children, and adolescents.

Specialty: Pediatric Surgery

Common Name: Children's Surgeon

Pediatric Surgeon Doctors in Santa Rosa *

Melody Chong DPM
Melody Chong
2100 Webster St
STE 516
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 901-4536

Bay Area Pediatric Surgery & Fetal Treatment Center
Diana L Farmer
2340 Clay St 3rd Fl
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 923-3635

Bay Area Pediatric Surgery & Fetal Treatment Center
Michael R Harrison
2340 Clay St 3rd Fl
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 923-3635

UCSF Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Kristina W Rosbe
2380 Sutter St
FL 3
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 353-2757

UCSF Neurological Surgery
Mitchell Berger
400 Parnassus
STE A808
San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 353-7500

UCSF Mount Zion Pediatrics & Orthopedic Surgery
Mohammad Diab
400 Parnassus Ave
FL 2
San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 353-9384

Bay Area Pediatric Surgery & Fetal Treatment Center
Hanmin Lee
513 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 476-4086

UCSF Pediatric Gastro & Liver Transplant
Philip Rosenthal
500 Parnassus Ave
FL FL 4
San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 476-5892

Pediatric Surgical Associates of East Bay
James M Betts
744 52nd St
STE 4100
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 428-3022

Pediatric Surgical Associates of East Bay
Wendy T Hui
744 52nd St
STE 4100
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 428-3022

Pediatric Surgical Associates of East Bay
Thomas T Hui
744 52nd St
STE 4100
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 428-3022

Pediatric Surgical Associates of East Bay
Olajire Idowu
744 52nd St
STE 4100
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 428-3022

Pediatric Surgical Associates of East Bay
Sunghoon Kim
744 52nd St
STE 4100
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 428-3022

Kaiser Permanente Pediatrics
Gregory M Organ
280 W MacArthur Blvd
Oakland Medical Center
Oakland, CA 94611
(510) 752-1000

Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital
Thomas M Krummel
701B Welch Rd
Dept of Surgery Clinic C STE 225
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 498-4292

Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital Pediatric Surgery
Craig T Albanese
780 Welch Rd
Pediatric Surgery STE 206
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-6439

Pediatric Surgical Specialties
James Gibson Gamble
730 Welch Rd
FL 1st
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 723-5286

Pediatric Surgical Specialties
Lawrence A Rinsky
730 Welch Rd
FL 1st
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 723-5286

Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital Pediatric Surgery
Karl G Sylvester
780 Welch Rd
Pediatric Surgery STE 206
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-6439

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Hirschsprung's Disease

What is Hirschsprung's disease?

Hirschsprung's (HURSH-sprungz) disease, or HD, is a disease of the large intestine.

The large intestine is also sometimes called the colon. The word bowel can refer to the large and small intestines. Hirschsprung's disease usually occurs in children. It causes constipation, which means that bowel movements are difficult. Some children with Hirschsprung's disease can't have bowel movements at all. The stool creates a blockage in the intestine.

If Hirschsprung's disease is not treated, stool can fill up the large intestine. This can cause serious problems like infection, bursting of the colon, and even death.

Most parents feel frightened when they learn that their child has a serious disease. This information will help you understand Hirschsprung's disease and how you and the doctor can help your child.

Why does Hirschsprung's disease cause constipation?

Normally, muscles in the intestine push stool to the anus, where stool leaves the body. Special nerve cells in the intestine, called ganglion cells, make the muscles push. A person with Hirschsprung's disease does not have these nerve cells in the last part of the large intestine.

Healthy large intestine: Nerve cells are found throughout the intestine.

Hirschsprung's disease large intestine: Nerve cells are missing from the last part of the intestine.

In a person with Hirschsprung's disease, the healthy muscles of the intestine push the stool until it reaches the part without the nerve cells. At this point, the stool stops moving. New stool then begins to stack up behind it.

Sometimes the ganglion cells are missing from the whole large intestine and even parts of the small intestine before it. When the diseased section reaches to or includes the small intestine, it is called long-segment disease. When the di...

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Intestinal Gas »

What causes belching?

The ability to belch is almost universal. Belching, also known as burping (medically referred to as eructation), is the act of expelling gas from the stomach out through the mouth. The usual cause of belching is a distended (inflated) stomach caused by swallowed air. The distention of the stomach causes abdominal discomfort, and the belching expels the air and relieves the discomfort. The common reasons for swallowing large amounts of air (aerophagia) are gulping food or drink too rapidly, anxiety, and carbonated beverages. People are often unaware that they are swallowing air. "Burping" infants during bottle or breastfeeding is important in order to expel air in the stomach that has been swallowed with the formula or milk.

Excessive air in the stomach is not the only cause of belching. For some people, belching becomes a habit and does not reflect the amount of air in their stomachs. For others, belching is a response to an...

Emergency Contact for Santa Rosa

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Santa Rosa Hospitals *

Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Main Campus
1165 Montgomery Dr
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
(707)546-3210

Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa Chanate Campus
3325 Chanate Rd
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707)576-4000

Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center
401 Bicentennial Way
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707)571-4000

Palm Drive Hospital
501 Petaluma Ave
Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707)823-8511

Petaluma Valley Hospital
400 N McDowell Blvd
Petaluma, CA 94954
(707)778-1111

St Helena Hospital
10 Woodland Rd
Saint Helena, CA 94574
(707)963-3611

Healdsburg District Hospital
1375 University St
Healdsburg, CA 95448
(707)431-6500

Sonoma Valley Hospital
347 Andrieux St
Sonoma, CA 95476
(707)935-5000

Queen of the Valley Medical Center
1000 Trancas St
Napa, CA 94558
(707)252-4411

Novato Community Hospital
180 Rowland Way
Novato, CA 94945
(415)209-1300

Napa State Hospital
2100 Napa Vallejo Hwy
Napa, CA 94558
(707)253-5000

Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center
99 Montecillo Rd
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415)444-2000

Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center
975 Sereno Dr
Vallejo, CA 94589
(707)651-1000

Sutter Solano Medical Center
300 Hospital Dr
Vallejo, CA 94589
(707)554-4444

St Helena Hospital Center for Behavioral Health
525 Oregon St
Vallejo, CA 94590
(707)648-2200

Kentfield Rehabilitation & Specialty Hospital
1125 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
Kentfield, CA 94904
(415)456-9680

St Helena Hospital Clearlake
15630 18th Ave
Clearlake, CA 95422
(707)994-6486

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