Outcome of primary endorectal pull-through for the treatment of classic Hirschsprung disease

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 869-874

  Mattioli, Girolamo ^a   Prato, Alessio Pini ^a   Giunta, Camilla ^a   Avanzini, Stefano ^a   Rocca, Mirta Della ^a   Montobbio, Giovanni ^a   Parodi, Stefano ^a   Rapuzzi, Giovanni ^a   Georgeson, Keith ^b   Jasonni, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGANGLIONOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDORECTAL PULL THROUGH; ENTEROCOLITIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; GEORGESON PROCEDURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULL THROUGH OPERATION; SOAVE BOLEY PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECTUM; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149107495     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2007.0223     Document Type: Article

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