The constipated child: How likely is Hirschsprung's disease?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 439-442

  Khan, A R ^a   Vujanic, G M ^b   Huddart, S ^b  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase staining; Constipation; Hirschsprung's disease; Rectal biopsy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; COLON MALFORMATION; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECONIUM; NEWBORN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLORING AGENTS; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HEMATOXYLIN; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0041336928     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-002-0934-9     Document Type: Article

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