Clinical studies on anorectal myectomy for chronically constipated patients with outlet obstruction in childhood

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 55, Issue 86-87, 2008, Pages 1600-1605

  Tomita, Ryouichi ^a,b   Howard, Edward R ^c  

^a NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorectal myectomy; Childhood; Chronically constipated patients with outlet obstruction

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHILD; COLON SURGERY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCLE RESECTION; NERVE CELL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAXATIVES; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RECTUM;

EID: 57049120571     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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