Is the anorectal sphincter damaged during a transanal endorectal pull-through (TERPT) for Hirschsprung's disease? A 3-dimensional, vector manometric investigation

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 188-191

  Till, H ^a   Heinrich, M ^a   Schuster, T ^b   Schweinitz, D V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Follow up; Hirschsprung's disease; Transanal endorectal pull through; Vector manometry

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE DISEASE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PULL THROUGH OPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANAL CANAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFANT; MANOMETRY;

EID: 33746648032     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924220     Document Type: Article

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