Reliability of Anorectal Manometry in the Diagnosis of Hirschsprung's Disease;Die Treffsicherheit der anorektalen Manometrie in der Diagnose des Morbus Hirschsprung

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 405-407

  Iwai, N ^a   Yanagihara, J ^a   Tokiwa, K ^a   Deguchi, E ^a   Perdzynski, W ^a   Takahashi, T ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anorectal manometry; Hirschsprung's disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; BARIUM ENEMA; CHILD; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; RECTUM BIOPSY;

ANUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MANOMETRY; MEGACOLON; RECTUM;

EID: 0024226870     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: 1439359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1043494     Document Type: Article

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