Evaluation of outcome of anorectal anomaly in childhood: The role of anorectal manometry and endosonography

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 885-892

  Keshtgar, A S ^a,b   Athanasakos, E ^c   Clayden, G S ^b   Ward, H C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorectal anomaly; Anorectal manometry; Children; Endosonography; Faecal incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ANAL CANAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48549102519     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2181-1     Document Type: Article

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