Study of acetylcholinesterase activity in rectal suction biopsy for diagnosis of intestinal dysganglionoses: 17-Year experience of a single center

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 715-719

  Santos, Maria Mercês ^a   Tannuri, Uenis ^a   Coelho, Maria Cecília M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Diagnosis; Hirschsprung's disease; Histochemistry; Intestinal neuronal dysplasia; Rectal suction biopsy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON AGANGLIONOSIS; COLON PERFORATION; COLOSTOMY; CONSTIPATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROCOLITIS; ENTEROPATHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEOSTOMY; INFANT; INTESTINAL DYSGANGLIONOSES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECONIUM ILEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; RECTUM; SUCTION;

EID: 43749105555     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2141-9     Document Type: Article

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