Do low-type anorectal malformations have a better prognosis than the intermediate and high types? A preliminary report using the Krickenbeck score

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 340-343

  Daher, P ^a   Daher, R ^a   Riachy, E ^a   Zeidan, S ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Anorectal functions; Anorectal malformations; Krickenbeck international classification

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PERINEUM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; SACRUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANAL CANAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFECATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECTUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 36348976306     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965462     Document Type: Article

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