Long-term outcome after Hirschsprung's disease: Patients' perspectives

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1152-1160

  Yanchar, Natalie L ^a   Soucy, Pierre ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hirschsprung's disease; Long term outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; ENTEROCOLITIS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INFANT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULL THROUGH OPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032792917     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90588-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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