on the basis of the fact that the autonomic innervation of the appendix reflects that of the caecum , that appendicectomy is easier and less dangerous than multiple biopsies of the wall of the colon and that frozen section and later study , with the aid of a rapid histoenzymatic technique , is more convenient than that of small fragments which are always difficult to orientate , the authors recommend this investigation in cases in which a syndrome of obstruction in the neonatal or postnatal period poses the problem of the diagnosis and emergency treatment for total absence of colonic ganglia .
C0003617
appendix
C0007531
caecum