Variant Hirschsprung's disease

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-157

  Puri, Prem ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

hypoganglionosis; immature ganglia; intestinal myopathy; intestinal neuronal dysplasia; Variant Hirschsprung's disease

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; MYOPATHY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULL THROUGH OPERATION; RECTUM BIOPSY;

EID: 0031051408     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90170-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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