Rees B I, Azmy A, Nigam M, Lake B D
J Pediatr Surg. 1983 Jun;18(3):273-5. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(83)80098-0.
Complications following use of the rectal suction biopsy technique in the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease, are rare. In a series of 1,340 consecutive biopsies, complications included three clinical perforations of the bowel, one resulting in death, and three rectal hemorrhages requiring transfusion. A plea is made for the use of greater care in this technique.
