Rectal suction biopsy in the workup of childhood chronic constipation: Indications and diagnostic value

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-122

  Pini Prato, Alessio ^a,b,d   Avanzini, Stefano ^a,b   Gentilino, Valerio ^a,b   Martucciello, Giuseppe ^b,c   Mattioli, Girolamo ^a,b   Coccia, Cristina ^a   Parodi, Stefano ^a,b   Bisio, Giovanni Maria ^a   Jasonni, Vincenzo ^a,b  

^a Children Institute   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^d G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECONIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY;

BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MECONIUM; RECTUM;

EID: 33846584577     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1845-y     Document Type: Article

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