Laparoscopically assisted colon resection for severe idiopathic constipation with megarectosigmoid

Pediatric Endosurgery and Innovative Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-289

  Levitt, Marc A ^a,d   Carney, David E ^b   Powers, Colin J ^c   Tantoco, Joselito G ^c   Caty, Michael G ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ENEMA; LAXATIVE;

CHILD; COLON RESECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FOLLOW UP; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE MOTILITY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEGACOLON; MEGARECTOSIGMOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIGMOIDECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141567731     PISSN: 10926410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109264103322381690     Document Type: Conference Paper

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