Intestinal neuronal dysplasia type B: One giant ganglion is not good enough

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 444-452

  Meier Ruge, William A ^a   Bruder, Elisabeth ^a   Kapur, Raj P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dysganglionosis; Neuronal intestinal dysplasia; Pseudo obstruction

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENETIC DISORDER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA TYPE B; INTESTINE INNERVATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE PLEXUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; REVIEW; SUBMUCOSA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GANGLION CYSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL DISEASES; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SUBMUCOUS PLEXUS;

EID: 33845940106     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/06-06-0109.1     Document Type: Review

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