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When is the optimal diagnostic biopsy timing of acetylcholinesterase staining in Hirschsprung disease?

BMC Pediatrics
Purposes The preoperative diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease (HD) requires a rectal mucosal biopsy and acetylcholinesterase (AchE) staining. However, the optimal timing for performing these procedures remains unclear.
Yuhki Koike, Koki Higashi, Yuki Sato, Shinji Yamashita, Yuka Nagano, Tadanobu Shimura, Takahito Kitajima, Kohei Matsushita, Yoshinaga Okugawa, Yuji Toiyama   +9 more
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Diagnostic Scoring System of Hirschsprung's Disease in the Neonatal Period

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2006
Eighty to ninety percent of Hirschsprung's disease (HD) patients present in newborns. However, the diagnosis of HD in the neonatal period remains difficult.
Weihong Guo, Qinming Zhang, Yongwei Chen, Dawei Hou   +3 more
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Association between pretreatment haemoglobin levels and morphometric characteristics of the tumour, response to neoadjuvant treatment and long-term outcomes in patients with locally advanced rectal cancers [PDF]

, 2013
Aim The study was carried out to investigate whether pretreatment haemoglobin (Hb) levels act as a biomar- ker in the management of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.
Shabaan, A, Khan, AA, R. Glynne-Jones, Klonizakis, M, Glynne-Jones, R, A. A. Khan, M. Klonizakis, A. Shabaan   +7 more
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Recurrence of mucinous prostate cancer in rectal wall due to needle‐track seeding from previous transrectal prostate biopsy

IJU Case Reports
Introduction Needle‐track seeding of prostate cancer into the rectal wall following transrectal prostate biopsy is exceedingly rare. We report a case of mucinous prostate cancer recurrence in the rectal wall due to biopsy needle seeding, discovered after
Tomoaki Hakariya, Kazune Teshima, Daiyu Aoki, Naoki Nishimura, Tetsuro Tominaga, Takashi Nonaka, Shunsuke Sato, Nozomi Ueki, Masahiro Nakashima, Ryoichi Imamura   +9 more
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Esophageal Metastasis from Rectal Cancer Successfully Treated with Fluorouracil-Based Chemotherapy with Bevacizumab: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Oncology, 2017
Esophageal metastasis from colorectal carcinoma is uncommon, and diagnosis of esophageal metastasis is difficult. We report a case of a 54-year-old woman with postoperative recurrence of rectal cancer metastasizing to the esophagus.
Sho Watanabe, Atsuo Takashima, Hirokazu Taniguchi, Yusaku Tanaka, Shoko Nakamura, Natsuko Okita, Yoshitaka Honma, Satoru Iwasa, Ken Kato, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Narikazu Boku   +10 more
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Approach of Colorectal Surgeons to Lower Rectal Adenocarcinomas: Results from the Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Database [PDF]

Aim: This study aimed to analyze surgical preferences and outcomes among patients with lower rectal tumors in Türkiye using data from the national Colorectal Cancer Database of the Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (TSCRS).
Mehmet Ali Koç, Kaan Sünter, Turkish Colorectal Cancer Database Study Group, Erman Aytaç   +3 more
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Evaluation of Antemortem Diagnostic Techniques in Goats Naturally Infected With Scrapie

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Scrapie is a naturally occurring transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) that affects sheep and goats. Sheep and goats can be infected with scrapie as lambs or kids via contact with the placenta or placental fluids, or from ingestion of prions shed
Najiba Mammadova, M. Heather West Greenlee, S. Jo Moore, Soyoun Hwang, Aaron D. Lehmkuhl, Eric M. Nicholson, Justin J. Greenlee   +6 more
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Transjugular liver biopsy: how good is it for accurate histological interpretation? [PDF]

, 2006
Background: A transjugular liver biopsy (TJLB) specimen is often smaller or more fragmented than a percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB) specimen. Recently, for PLB, the minimum requirements to evaluate chronic hepatitis have been set at 20–25 mm length and 11
Leandro, G., Patch, D., Dhillon, A.P., Cholongitas, E., Quaglia, A., Triantos, C., Samonakis, D., Burroughs, A.K., Senzolo, M.   +8 more
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Technical Innovations - A new instrument for rectal suction biopsy in the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease: Triple rectal suction biopsy [PDF]

, 2007
A new instrument for suction rectal biopsy in infants suspected of having Hirschsprung's disease is described that can be completely dismantled, physically cleaned, lubricated, and heat sterilised.
Barlas, Meral
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Barium Enema in the Diagnosis of Hirschsprung's Disease: A Comparison with Rectal Biopsy

Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, 2013
Aim: The aim of the present study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of a barium enema in Hirschsprung's disease with respect to a rectal biopsy. Materials And Methods: This study was conducted on 60 consecutive patients of clinically suspected cases
Mohammad Abbas, Arshad Rashid, Asim Rafiq Laharwal, Ajaz Ahmad Wani, Shabir Ahmad Dar, Manzoor Ahamad Chalkoo, Showkat Majeed Kakroo   +6 more
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