Control group Constipations Hirschsprung’s disease
Submucosa 95.31 ± 37.41 100.34 ± 74.3 121.32 ± 24.21
Muscle layer 35.16 ± 29.53 24.53 ± 19.17 51.67 ± 36.2
Table 1: Mean number of MC ± standard deviation per mm2 of specimen in submucosa and muscle layer of the large bowel (cells/mm2).