A new ultrasound scoring system for assessing the severity of constipation in children

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1379-1384

  Lakshminarayanan, Bhanumathi ^a   Kufeji, Dorothy ^a,b   Clayden, Graham ^a  

^a EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constipation; Faecal loading; Pelvic ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECTUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 56649102175     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2268-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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