Hirschsprung's disease: a regional experience.

Background: Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is widely quoted to have an incidence of approximately 1 in 5000 live births. However, it is also known that regional variation in incidence can occur. The aim of this paper was to study the incidence of Hirschsprung's disease in Tasmania and to document a regional experience of HD.

Pancreatic injuries in under-age Australian rules footballers.

Blunt injury to the pancreas is rare in children. It has significant physiological effects and can result in death. The most common injury mechanism is a high-velocity motor vehicle accident.