Magnetic resonance imaging of anal sphincters after reconstruction of high or intermediate anorectal anomalies with posterior sagittal anorectoplasy and fistula-preserving technique

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1436-1442

  Husberg, B ^a,b   Rosenborg, M ^a,b   Frenckner, B ^a,b  

^a Karolinska Institute ^*

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anal canal; Anorectal anomalies; Imperforate anus; Internal anal sphincter; Magnetic resonance (MR) studies

Indexed keywords

ANOPLASTY; ANUS CANCER; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030765395     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90556-X     Document Type: Article

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