Systematic orientation of fresh rectal suction biopsies improves histopathological diagnostics in hirschsprung's disease - a method description and preliminary report

• Main Authors: Emma Fransson (Author), Emilia Gottberg (Author), Rodrigo Munoz Mitev (Author), David Gisselsson (Author), Kristine Hagelsteen (Author), Louise Tofft (Author), Pernilla Stenström (Author), Christina Granéli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Optimizing rectal suction biopsy (RSB) diagnostics in Hirschsprung's disease (HD) may shorten diagnostic time and prevent need for repeated biopsies. Aim To explore whether systematic orientation of fresh RSB specimens increased biopsy quality, diagnostic times, diagnostic e...