Diagnostic scoring system of Hirschsprung's disease in the neonatal period

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 176-179

  Guo, Weihong ^a   Zhang, Qinming ^a   Chen, Yongwei ^a   Hou, Dawei ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hirschsprung's disease; Neonatal period

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MANOMETRY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; RECTUM BIOPSY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33747084002     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: 02193108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60082-8     Document Type: Article

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