Is Barium Enema Reliable for the Diagnosis of Total Colonic Aganglionosis?
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Total Colonic Aganglionosis: Reappraisal of Contrast Enema Study
Total colonic aganglionosis (TCA) is a rare form of Hirschsprung disease (HD). It is difficult to be diagnosed on contrast enema because the radiographic findings are variable. The study aims to re-evaluate the contrast enema findings of TCA. From 2001 to 2009, 14 patients (11 males, 3 females; ages from 1 day to 6 months) with pathologically proven TCA were reviewed for demographic features, c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2383-5036,2383-5508
DOI: 10.13029/jkaps.2018.24.1.10