Calretinin immunohistochemistry versus acetylcholinesterase histochemistry in the evaluation of suction rectal biopsies for hirschsprung disease

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-15

  Kapur, Raj P ^a,b   Reed, Robyn C ^a,b   Finn, Laura S ^a,b   Patterson, Kathleen ^a,b   Johanson, Judy ^a   Rutledge, Joe C ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Aganglionosis; Calreti nin; Hirschsprung disease; Rectal biopsy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CALRETININ;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 61449178961     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/08-02-0424.1     Document Type: Article

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