Short-pouch and low-anastomosis Duhamel procedure results in better fecal control and normal defecation pattern

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1791-1796

  Antao, B ^a   Radhwan, T ^a   Samuel, M ^a,b   Kiely, E ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hirsch sprung's disease; Low anastomosis; Modified Duhamel pull through; Short pouch

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON SURGERY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFECATION; DUHAMEL PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLONIC POUCHES; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24144479475     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-005-0086-9     Document Type: Article

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