Hirschsprung disease

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 266-275

  Haricharan, Ramanath N ^a   Georgeson, Keith E ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Endorectal pull through; Enterocolitis; Ganglionated bowel; Hirschsprung disease; Postoperative complications; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN PERIOD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 53049110774     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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