Hirschsprung's disease: 13 Years' experience in 112 patients from a single institution

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-182

  Pini Prato, Alessio ^a,c   Gentilino, Valerio ^a   Giunta, Camilla ^a,c   Avanzini, Stefano ^a,c   Parodi, Stefano ^a   Mattioli, Girolamo ^a,c   Martucciello, Giuseppe ^b,c   Jasonni, Vincenzo ^a,c  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complications; Continence; Enterocolitis; Hirschsprung's disease; Outcome; Pull through

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOLITIS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULL THROUGH OPERATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38549085267     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-007-2089-1     Document Type: Article

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