Diagnostic Efficacy of Rectal Suction Biopsy with Regard to Weight in Children Investigated for Hirschsprung's Disease

• Main Authors: Emma Fransson (Author), Christina Granéli (Author), Kristine Hagelsteen (Author), Louise Tofft (Author), Mette Hambraeus (Author), Rodrigo Urdar Munoz Mitev (Author), David Gisselsson (Author), Pernilla Stenström (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/aim: Diagnostic efficacy, defined as the percentage of rectal suction biopsy (RSB) specimens sufficient enough to determine the absence of ganglia cells in Hirschsprung's disease (HD) diagnosis, has been reported to be low, requiring repeated biopsies. The aim was to explore whether...