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Case Reports
. 1979 Dec;14(6):688-90.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(79)80246-8.

Acquired aganglionosis

B H Towne, J T Stocker, H E Thompson, J H Chang
Case Reports

Acquired aganglionosis

B H Towne et al. J Pediatr Surg. 1979 Dec.

Abstract

A documented case of acquired aganglionosis is presented in which transrectal biopsies taken 4 mo apart first showed the presence then subsequently the absence of ganglion cells. Colostomy followed by a Soave procedure was curative.

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