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Neuronal intestinal dysplasia (IND or NID) was first described by Meier-Ruge in 1971 as a condition of unknown pathogenesis which is usually associated with obstruction of the lower intestine [1]. It may be induced, like Hirschsprung’s disease (HD), by an underlying autoimmune mechanism [2], a deficient production of trophic factors such as laminin A [3] or a genetic defect. The main problem is that it remains controversial as to whether or not there is a causal relationship between specific histological findings and clinical symptoms, in particular since so-called pathological innervation patterns have been described in the proximal colon of patients with fetal obstruction [4, 5] and in normal controls.
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Holschneider, A., Puri, P., Homrighausen, L., Meier-Ruge, W. (2008). Intestinal Neuronal Malformations (IND): Clinical Experience and Treatment. In: Holschneider, A., Puri, P. (eds) Hirschsprung's Disease and Allied Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33935-9_17
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