Anterior resection for megarectosigmoid in congenital anorectal malformations

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1464-1466

  Hallows, M R ^a   Lander, A D ^a   Corkery, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorectal anomalies; Megarectum

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSTIPATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGMOID; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ANUS STENOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; MEGACOLON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM STENOSIS; STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLON, SIGMOID; CONSTIPATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ENEMA; LAXATIVE;

EID: 0036788996     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.35414     Document Type: Article

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