Suction Rectal Biopsy Is Accurate in Late Preterm Infants with Suspected Hirschsprung Disease
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Devin R. Halleran, Hira Ahmad, Haley Lehmkuhl, Peter Baker, Richard J. Wood, Marc A. Levitt, Jeremy G. Fisher
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Abstract
Background
Few data are available to substantiate the dogma commonly held by pediatric surgeons and pediatric pathologists that rectal biopsies may be inaccurate or risky in preterm neonates. We aimed to address these concerns.
Methods
We performed a single-institution retrospective review of patients who underwent suction rectal biopsies at
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