High resolution MRI of anorectal malformation in the newborn: Case reports of Currarino syndrome and anocutaneous fistula

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 344-346

  Vliegen, R F A ^a   Beets Tan, R G H ^a   Van Heurn, L W E ^a   Van Engelshoven, J M A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformation; Currarino syndrome; Fistula; High resolution; Magnetic resonance imaging; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANOCUTANEOUS FISTULA; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CURRARINO SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; TERATOMA; ANAL CANAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; RECTUM; RECTUM FISTULA;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANAL CANAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RECTAL FISTULA; RECTUM;

EID: 0036557963     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-001-0059-y     Document Type: Article

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