Clinical implication of hiatal hernia in patients with right isomerism

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1248-1252

  Hsu, Jui Yu ^a   Chen, Shyh Jye ^a   Wang, Jou Kou ^a   Ni, Yen Hsuan ^a   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a   Wu, Mei Hwan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gastro oesophageal reflux; Heterotaxy syndrome; Hiatal hernia; Right isomerism; Ultrafast computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ARTICLE; ASPLENIA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE MALROTATION; LUNG ATRESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAMPLE SIZE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SUDDEN DEATH; VOMITING;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYANOSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPLEEN; STOMACH; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VOMITING;

EID: 27144538276     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510031458     Document Type: Article

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