Diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease using the rectal biopsy: Multi- institutional survey

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 588-596

  Qualman, Stephen J ^a   Jaffe, Ronald ^b   Bove, Kevin E ^c   Monforte Muñoz, Hector ^d  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Aganglionosis; Hirschsprung disease; Rectal biopsy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME ASSAY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME TESTS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; RECTUM;

EID: 0032756950     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100249900167     Document Type: Article

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