Anal endosonography is useful for postoperative assessment of anorectal malformations

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1549-1554

  Emblem, Ragnhild ^a   Mørkrid, Lars ^a   Bjørnland, Kristin ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anal endosonography; Anal manometry; Anorectal malformations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM SURGERY; SCAR; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MANOMETRY;

EID: 34548416301     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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