{
  "abstract": "It has been nearly 140 years since Dr Harald Hirschsprung first described neonatal megacolon as a distinct congenital disease and 75 years since Dr Orvar Swenson’s landmark article in the New England Journal of Medicine described a successful surgical treatment.1 The surgical innovations that followed changed Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) from an often-fatal diagnosis to a chronic manageable condition.2 However, many questions remain about this challenging disease.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Prathima Nandivada"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Allan M Goldstein"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Preface: concepts and controversies in Hirschsprung disease",
  "uid": "2e3397a9-a6c7-5b13-ba1e-6c00201f79bc"
}