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Diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease.
Journal article

Diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Our aims were to determine the validity of using low-osmolality water-soluble contrast enemas (WSCE) in neonates and infants with suspected Hirschsprung's disease (HD) and to devise a scoring system that uses a checklist of radiologic signs to determine the probability of HD. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The records of all patients referred by pediatric surgeons from 1988 through 1992 for the radiologic investigation of possible HD were …

Authors

O'Donovan AN; Habra G; Somers S; Malone DE; Rees A; Winthrop AL

Journal

American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol. 167, No. 2, pp. 517–520

Publisher

American Roentgen Ray Society

Publication Date

August 1996

DOI

10.2214/ajr.167.2.8686640

ISSN

0361-803X