Diagnostic utility of Bcl-2 immunohistochemical expression in pediatric functional bowel obstruction cases with ganglionated specimens | ||||
| Annals of Pediatric Surgery | ||||
| Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2022 PDF (2.35 MB) | ||||
| DOI: 10.1186/s43159-022-00212-0 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Lobna Abd El Fattah Mohamed; Nedal Ahmed Hegazy; Faten Abd El Aziz Ghazal; Ahmed Mohy El Din Zaki; Ahmed Bassiouny Radwan* ; Sarah Adel Hakim | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background Functional disturbances of the gastrointestinal tract are caused by a number of neurodysplastic conditions, including diseases that are rarer than Hirschsprung’s disease (HSCR), such as ganglion cell immaturity and intestinal neuronal dysplasia (IND). Bcl-2 shows positive immunoreactivity in degenerative and immature ganglion cells (IGCs). This work evaluates the implication of the immunohistochemical expression of Bcl-2 in cases of pediatric intestinal pseudo-obstruction (IPO) with ganglionated specimens. Results Twenty-one specimens were analyzed, including six colonic resection specimens and 15 intestinal biopsies taken by full-thickness transanal biopsy ( = 12) or incisional biopsy from inadequately functioning stomas ( = 3). The mean ± standard deviation age of the patient cohort was 22 ± 7.4 months (range, 19–153 months), and there were 13 (61.9%) male patients. Bcl-2 protein was strongly positive in 57.1% of the cases, weakly positive in 19%, and negative in 23.8% as well as in all 21 control specimens. A highly significant correlation was observed between Bcl-2 expression and ganglion cell number ( < 0.001), where all hyperganglionic specimens showed strong positivity compared with the hypoganglionic and adequately ganglionic specimens. A positive association was also found between Bcl-2 expression and IND compared with other disorders of dysganglionosis ( = 0.04) and post-HSCR cases ( = 0.002). Conclusion Bcl-2 immunohistochemistry is a valuable tool to diagnose allied disorders of HSCR through its expression in IGCs, which are difficult to identify by conventional hematoxylin and eosin staining. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Bcl-2; Hirschsprung allied disorders; Immature ganglion cells; Intestinal neuronal dysplasia; Intestinal pseudo-obstruction | ||||
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