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Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction in a child harboring a founder Hirschsprung RET mutation.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Sept 2016
Rossi Valentina, Mosconi Manuela, Nozza Paolo, Murgia Daniele, Mattioli Girolamo, Ceccherini Isabella, Pini Prato Alessio
Abstract excerpt
Chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction (CIPO) is a rare clinical entity characterized by symptoms and signs of intestinal obstruction without either recognizable anatomical abnormalities or intestinal aganglionosis. A Chinese female infant presented to our institution with a clinical diagnosis of CIPO. Aganglionosis was ruled out by full thickness colonic and ileal biopsies and by rectal suction biopsies....
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