Visualization of the human enteric nervous system by confocal laser endomicroscopy in Hirschsprung's disease: An alternative to intraoperative histopathological diagnosis?

Naoki Shimojima Masakuni Kobayashi Shunsuke Kamba Atsushi Harada Seiichi Hirobe Satoshi Ieiri Tatsuo Kuroda Kazuki Sumiyama

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2020)

As a novel tool for visualizing the human ENS, CLE has the potential to revolutionize how pediatric surgeons identify the level of ganglionosis during surgery for Hirschsprung's disease and may be a superior alternative to intraoperative histopathological diagnosis.

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