Is intraoperative anal endosonography necessary during laparoscopy-assisted anorectoplasty for high/intermediate type imperforate anus?

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-126

  Watayo, Hiroko ^a   Kaneyama, Kazuhiro ^a   Ichijo, Chizue ^a   Hayashi, Yutaka ^a   Lane, Geoffrey J ^a   Yamataka, Atsuyuki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPLASTY; ANUS ATRESIA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEORGESON LAPAROSCOPY ASSISTED ANORECTOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANAL CANAL; ANUS, IMPERFORATE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECTUM;

EID: 39149129362     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2007.0134     Document Type: Article

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