Rectal suction biopsy in the diagnosis of intestinal dysganglionoses: 5-year experience with Solo-RBT in 389 patients

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1043-1048

  Pini Prato, Alessio ^a,c   Martucciello, Giuseppe ^b,c   Jasonni, Vincenzo ^a,c  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Hirschsprung; Histochemistry; Intestinal neuronal dysplasia; Rectal suction biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROPATHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; INTESTINE DYSGANGLIONOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEWBORN; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECTUM PERFORATION; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM;

EID: 33744905795     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.01.070     Document Type: Article

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