Hirschsprung's disease: Role of rectal suction biopsy - Data on 216 specimens

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 56-58

  Rahman, Zillur ^a   Hannan, Jafrul ^b   Islam, Saiful ^a  

^a CHITTAGONG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Bangladesh)

^b Chattagram Maa O Shishu Hospital Medical College   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Hirschsprung's disease; rectal biopsy; suction biopsy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957795832     PISSN: 09719261     EISSN: 19983891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.70640     Document Type: Article

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