Internal anal sphincter achalasia

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 246-248

  Doodnath, Reshma ^a   Puri, Prem ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anorectal manometry; Botulinum toxin; Constipation; Internal anal sphincter achalasia; Internal anal sphincter myectomy; Ultrashort segment Hirschsprung's disease

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER ACHALASIA; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE RESECTION; NERVE CELL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISORDER; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY;

ANAL CANAL; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF CAJAL; REFLEX, ABNORMAL;

EID: 70349275523     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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