Out with the old and in with the new: a comparison of rectal suction biopsies with traditional and modern biopsy forceps

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 395-398

  Hall, Nigel J ^a   Kufeji, D ^a   Keshtgar, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hirschsprung disease; Infant; Neonate; Rectal suction biopsy

Indexed keywords

AGANGLIONOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BIOPSY DEVICE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOBLETT BIOPSY FORCEP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RBI2 BIOPSY FORCEP; RECTAL SUCTION BIOPSY; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM PERFORATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS;

BIOPSY; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 60149111893     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.093     Document Type: Article

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