Outcomes after the Ladd procedure in patients with heterotaxy syndrome, congenital heart disease, and intestinal malrotation

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1089-1095

  Yu, David C ^a,b   Thiagarajan, Ravi R ^a   Laussen, Peter C ^a   Laussen, James P ^a   Jaksic, Tom ^a   Weldon, Christopher B ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterotaxy syndrome; Intestinal malrotation; Ladd procedure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTESTINE MALROTATION; INTESTINE SURGERY; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; LADD PROCEDURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SITUS INVERSUS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66649095028     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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