title: Complications of rectal suction biopsy.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010249:Parametritis / Q000209:etiology; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology*