Adult Hirschsprung's disease diagnosed during forensic autopsy

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1160-1163

  Chatelain, Denis ^a   Manaouil, Cécile ^a   Marc, Bernard ^b   Ricard, Jannick ^a   Brevet, Marie ^a   Montpellier, Dominique ^a   Defouilloy, Christian ^a   Jardé, Olivier ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Centre Hospitalier Compiegne   (France)

Author keywords

Adult; Autopsy; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Hirschsprung's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY CARE; FECES; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MEGACOLON; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; ENTEROCOLITIS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MEGACOLON; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 33749019094     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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