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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Histopathologic Concerns and Diagnostic Challenges in Hirschsprung's Disease: An Eastern European Single-Center Observational Study.

Emőke Horváth, Zoltán Derzsi, Eliza Löckli, Gyopár-Beáta Molnár, Zsolt Bara, Evelyn Kovács, Horea Gozar

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Emőke HorváthDepartment of Pathology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Zoltán DerzsiDepartment of Pediatric Surgery and Orthopedics, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Eliza LöckliGeorge Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Gyopár-Beáta MolnárPathology Service, Targu Mures, County Emergency Clinical Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0009-0005-5096-5614
Zsolt BaraDepartment of Pediatric Surgery and Orthopedics, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Evelyn KovácsClinic of Pediatric Surgery and Orthopedics, Targu Mures, County Emergency Clinical Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.
Horea GozarDepartment of Pediatric Surgery and Orthopedics, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.

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backgroundWe proposed a comprehensive clinicopathological study involving the characterization of the study cohort and a comparative analysis of biopsies and surgical specimens from patients with Hirschsprung's disease. The study was complemented by the diagnostic value of calretinin, CD56, and S-100 immunohistochemistry.

methodsDescriptive statistical analysis of diagnostic variables in the group of biopsy specimens (n = 32) and bowel resection specimens (n = 16) was performed. The pattern of calretinin and CD56 expression in Meissner's plexus elements was analyzed and the maximum thicknesses of the nerve fibers were measured using morphometry with S100-immunostained sections.

conclusionsCoupled calretinin-CD56 immunohistochemistry is useful in diagnosing ganglion cell paucity biopsies or specimens with incomplete submucosa. In cases where there are no ganglion cells but there are calretinin-positive nerve fibrils in the lamina propria without nerve trunk (NT) hypertrophy, re-biopsy is the best solution. The significant differences in NT size between biopsies and surgical specimens highlight the importance of assessing NT diameter in all tissue samples examined.

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aganglionosiscalretininCD56 and S-100 immunohistochemistrydiagnostic algorithm in rectal biopsiesnerve trunk hypertrophy

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PMCPMC11943527

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