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| Name 4 diagnostic tests to evaluate presence of HD. |
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Full thickness rectal biopsy
Contrast enema
Anorectal manometry
Rectal suction biopsy |
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| Name the standard diagnostic tool for diagnosing HD. |
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| Which plexus is missing neurons in HD? |
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| Both myenteric (Auerbach's), and submucosal (Meisner's) |
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| If absence of ganglion cells is difficult to interpret, what staining can help in making the histological diagnosis of Hirshsprung's disease? |
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| Acetylcholine esterase staining |
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| Functionality that cannot be sacrificed when surgically correcting HD. |
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Urinary and fecal continence
Sexual function |
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| 3 most common operations used for correction of HD. |
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| Two most common operations currently performed for HD. |
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Laparoscopic assisted transanal endorectal pullthrough (LATEP)
Transanal pull through (TAP) |
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| Two doses of this antibiotic regimen are given preoperatively at 8 and 4 hours before incision. |
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