Role of anal dilatation in treatment of idiopathic constipation in children: Long-term follow-up of a double-blind randomized controlled study

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 100-105

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

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal dilatation; Anorectal manometry; Children; Endosonography; Idiopathic constipation

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; LAXATIVE; PROPOFOL;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SPHINCTER DILATATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFECATION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES; FECES IMPACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTESTINE; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM; REFLEX; REST; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; THICKNESS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAL CANAL; BALLOON DILATATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 13844269300     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1336-y     Document Type: Article

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