Intermittent assessment of patients with repaired anorectal malformations: Recovery of bowel and anorectal functions with patient age

Gazi Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 159-166

  Demiroǧullari, Billur ^a   Karabulut, Ramazan ^a   Ünal, Selahattin ^a   Sönmez, Kaan ^a   Özen, I Onur ^a   Başaklar, A Can ^a   Türkyilmaz, Zafer ^a   Doǧan, Ibrahim ^a   Kale, Nuri ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anorectal Malformation; Bowel Function; Manometry

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE; LOPERAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16444376016     PISSN: 1300056X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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