Rectal biopsy: What is the optimal procedure?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 753-756

  Kobayashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Li, Zhixin ^a   Yamataka, Atsuyuki ^a   Lane, Geoffrey J ^a   Miyano, Takeshi ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase histochemistry; Hirschsprung's disease; Intestinal neuronal dysplasia; Rectal suction biopsy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LAMINA PROPRIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; SAFETY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036928853     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-002-0876-2     Document Type: Article

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