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Table 1 Distribution of patients according to clinical presentation

From: Hirschsprung’s disease in children: a five year experience at a University teaching hospital in northwestern Tanzania

Clinical presentation

Frequency

Percentages

Constipation

104

94.5

Abdominal distention

102

92.7

Wasting

73

66.4

Failure to thrive

68

61.8

Visible colonic peristalsis

25

22.7

Vomiting

25

22.7

Growth retardation

20

18.2

Fever

12

10.9

Spurious diarrhea

7

6.4