Comorbidities associated with constipation in children referred for colon manometry may mask functional diagnoses

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 328-331

  Gertken, J T ^a   Cocjin, Jose ^a   Pehlivanov, Nonko ^b   Danda, Caroline ^a   Hyman, Paul E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon motility; Functional gastrointestinal disorders; Manometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MANOMETRY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 24644459301     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000173605.62141.27     Document Type: Article

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