Reducing the frequency of unnecessary rectal biopsies by combined interpretation of clinical and radiological findings in Egyptian children with suspected Hirschsprung’s disease

Reducing the frequency of unnecessary rectal biopsies by combined interpretation of clinical and radiological findings in Egyptian children with suspected Hirschsprung’s disease

Introduction: Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) should be considered in children with neonatal-onset constipation. Clinical differentiation between HD and idiopathic constipation (IC) is difficult in late presenting infants. Consequently, paediatric surgical centres receive numerous referrals for rectal b...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud M. Marei, Ayman H. Abdelsattar, Tamer M. Yassin, Ahmed E. Fares, Hisham Elsaket, Hadeel Seif, Montasser Elkotby, Mohamed M. Elbarbary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2015-09-01
Series:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
Subjects:
Hirschsprung’s disease
Idiopathic constipation
Contrast enema
Rectal biopsy
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