Table 1 Review of literature on isolated hypoganglionosis from 1978 to 2009
From: Isolated adult hypoganglionosis presenting as sigmoid volvulus: a case report
First author/reference | No. of cases | Specimen | Staining | Treatment | Mortality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zhang et al. [5] | 17 | Rectal suction and full-thickness biopsy | AchE | Resection and pull through | No |
Rolle et al. [6] | 6 | Rectal suction and full-thickness biopsy | AchE, NADPH, ICC, c-kit | 5 Resection and pull through, 1 enterostomy | No |
Kobayashi et al. [2] | 3 | Full-thickness biopsy | AchE | Enterostomy | All died |
Kubota et al. [7] | 6 | Full-thickness biopsy | S-100 | Enterostomy | All died |
Meier-Ruge et al. [3] | 7 | Full-thickness biopsy | AchE, LDH, SDH | Resection and pull through | No |
Schaerli et al. [8] | 7 | Full-thickness biopsy | AchE, LDH, SDH | Resection and pull through | No |
Ure et al. [9] | 9 | Rectal suction biopsy | AchE, LDH, SDH | 7 resection and pull through, 2 sphincter myotomy | 1 died |
Yamataka et al. [10] | 1 | Full-thickness biopsy | AchE, ICC, c-kit | Enterostomy | No |
Munakata et al. [11] | 12 | Rectal suction and full-thickness biopsy | AchE, silver impregnation | 11 resection and pull through, 1 not reported | No |
Meier-Ruge [12] | 18 | Full-thickness biopsy | AchE, LDH, SDH | Not reported | No |
Munakata et al. [13] | 6 | Full-thickness biopsy | AchE, silver impregnation | Not reported | No |