At what age is a suction rectal biopsy less likely to provide adequate tissue for identification of ganglion cells?

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 198-202

  Croffie, Joseph M ^a   Davis, Mary M ^a   Faught, Philip R ^a   Corkins, Mark R ^a   Gupta, Sandeep K ^a   Pfefferkorn, Marian D ^a   Molleston, Jean P ^a   Fitzgerald, Joseph F ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ganglion cells; Hirschsprung disease; Rectal biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BIOPSY DEVICE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCEPS; GROUPS BY AGE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; SUBMUCOSA; SUCTION RECTAL BIOPSY; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECTUM; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 33846635062     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000252188.12793.ee     Document Type: Article

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