Diagnosis and management of children with intractable constipation

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 300-309

  Keshtgar, Alireza S ^a,c   Ward, Harry C ^b   Clayden, Graham S ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; LAXATIVE; MACROGOL 3350; SENOKOT;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ANAMNESIS; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MUSCLE RESECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECTUM BIOPSY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 12344282579     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2004.10.018     Document Type: Article

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