Immunohistochemical evaluations of ultrashort-segment Hirschsprung's disease: Report of three cases

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 817-822

  Moore, Brian G ^b   Singaram, Chandar ^a   Eckhoff, Devin E ^b   Gaumnitz, Eric A ^b   Starling, James R ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Constipation; Hirschsprung's disease; Myectomy; Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) diaphorase histochemistry; Nitric oxide; Ultrashort segment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BARIUM; DIATRIZOATE; ENEMA; GALANIN; LAXATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE RESECTION; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; BIOPSY; COLON; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE;

EID: 0030035126     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02054450     Document Type: Conference Paper

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