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21206383

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-18
pubmed:abstractText
Refractory constipation is an extremely common problem in infants and children. The diagnostic suspicion of Hirschsprung disease often arises in this clinical setting. Diagnosing Hirschsprung disease can be difficult; however, excluding the diagnosis is much easier, only requiring the demonstration of ganglion cells in the distal rectum. The most common method for obtaining tissue from the rectum involves a blind suction biopsy. This technique has been complicated by serious adverse events, equipment malfunction, and inadequate specimens. Our goal was to evaluate the adequacy of specimens obtained with a flexible endoscope and jumbo biopsy forceps to rule out Hirschsprung disease in the child outside the newborn period.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1536-4801
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
429-32
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Rectal biopsies obtained with jumbo biopsy forceps in the evaluation of Hirschsprung disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Baystate Medical Center Children's Hospital, Springfield, MA, USA. barry.hirschmd@bhs.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article