what is intestinal neuronal dysplasia
Abstract. Purpose: Intestinal neuronal dysplasia (IND) is a disease of the enteric nervous system, which clinically resembles Hirschsprung's disease. The authors reviewed their experience of IND over an 8-year period.Methods: Between 1992 and 1999, 418 patients underwent rectal suction biopsy for persistent constipation.wenty-nine of the 33 patients with IND were diagnosed purely on rectal suction biopsy findings; 4 children required an additional full-thickness biopsy to make the diagnosis. There were 26 male and 7 female patients. Their ages on presentation ranged from 1 day to 10 years.