Currarino syndrome: Proposal of a diagnostic and therapeutic protocol

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1305-1311

  Martucciello, G ^a   Torre, M ^a   Belloni, E ^b   Lerone, M ^a   Prato, A Pini ^a   Cama, A ^a   Jasonni, V ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b FIMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformations; Currarino syndrome; Hirschsprung's disease; meningocele; sacrum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CAUDAL REGRESSION SYNDROME; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CURRARINO SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECTUM BIOPSY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACRUM; SPINE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANAL CANAL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; COCCYX; COLOSTOMY; CONSTIPATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIPOMA; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MENINGOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; PHENOTYPE; RECTAL FISTULA; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SYNDROME; TERATOMA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VAGINA; WILMS TUMOR;

EID: 4444219578     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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