Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 347-351 , December 2006

Hirschsprung's disease in a young adult: report of a case and review of the literature

  • Fayu Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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  • John H. Winston III, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas HSC at San Antonio, MSC 7842, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA
    • ,
  • Sanjay K. Jain, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210-1250, USA
    • ,
  • Wendy L. Frankel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 614 293 8496; fax: +1 614 293 2779.

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.03.017

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 347-351 , December 2006

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