New classification of hypoganglionosis: congenital and acquired hypoganglionosis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2046-2051

  Taguchi, Tomoaki ^a   Masumoto, Kouji ^a   Ieiri, Satoshi ^a   Nakatsuji, Takanori ^a   Akiyoshi, Junko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hirschsprung's disease; Hypoganglionosis; Hypogenesis; Immaturity of ganglia; Intestinal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOGANGLIONOSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL LESION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINES;

EID: 33845221280     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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