Long-term functional, manometric, and endosonographic evaluation of patients operated upon with the Duhamel technique

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-28

  Bjornland K ^a   Diseth, T H ^a   Emblem, R ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anal endosonography; Anal manometry; Continence; Hirschsprung's disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031886437     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050236     Document Type: Article

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