Coexistent Hirschsprung's disease and esophageal achalasia in male siblings

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1809-1811

  Kelly, J L ^a   Mulcahy, T M ^b   O'Riordain, D S ^b   Buys, C H C M ^b   Hofstra, R M W ^b   McCarthy, T ^b   Kirwan, W O ^b  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Familial achalasia; Hirschsprung's disease

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDOTHELIN 3; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; ONCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CASE REPORT; COLON RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; ILEOANAL ANASTOMOSIS; INFANT; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; RECTUM BIOPSY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

EID: 0031455596     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90544-3     Document Type: Article

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