Chronic constipation: No longer stuck! Characterization of colonic dysmotility as a new disorder in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 795-799

  Hutson, John M ^a   Catto Smith, Tony ^b   Gibb, Susie ^b   Chase, Janet ^b   Shin, Yeong Myung ^b   Stanton, Michael ^b   King, Sebastian ^b   Sutcliffe, Jonathan ^b   Ong, Sim Yee ^b   Djaja, Sebastian ^b   Farmer, Pam ^b   Southwell, Bridget ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; COLON MOTILITY; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY FIBER; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; SHORT SURVEY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 3042667808     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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