Residual fistula after laparoscopically assisted anorectoplasty: is it a rare problem?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 278-281

  Uchida, Hiroo ^a   Iwanaka, Tadashi ^b   Kitano, Yoshihiro ^a   Kudou, Sumi ^a   Ishimaru, Tetsuya ^a   Yotsumoto, Katsumi ^a   Gotoh, Chikashi ^a   Yoshida, Mariko ^a  

^a SAITAMA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laparoscopically assisted anorectoplasty (LAARP); Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Posterior urethral cystic formation; Residual fistula; Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG)

Indexed keywords

AGENESIS; ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOACA; CYST; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC ASSISTED ANORECTOPLASTY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM AGENESIS; RECTUM FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; URETHRA FISTULA;

ANUS, IMPERFORATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL FISTULA; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY FISTULA;

EID: 58149517072     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.056     Document Type: Article

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