Does Transitional Zone Pull-Through in Hirschsprung's Disease Imply a Poor Prognosis?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1766-1769

  Farrugia, Marie Klaire ^a,b   Alexander, Nicholas ^a,b   Clarke, Simon ^a,b   Nash, Ruth ^a,b   Nicholls, Eric A ^a,b   Holmes, Keith ^a,b  

^a St George's Hospital ^*

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continence; Duhamel; Hirschsprung's disease; Outcome; Transitional zone

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; ENTEROCOLITIS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0344738902     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.08.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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