Murine model of Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis II: Surgical correction of aganglionosis does not eliminate enterocolitis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 206-212

  Zhao, Lifu ^a   Dhall, Deepti ^b   Cheng, Zhi ^a   Wang, Hanlin L ^b   Doherty, Terence M ^b   Bresee, Catherine ^b   Frykman, Philip K ^a  

^a Division of Pediatric Surgery   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aganglionic megacolon; Ednrb null mice; Enteric nervous system; Hirschsprung's disease; Hirschsprung associated enterocolitis; Microsurgery; Pull through operation

Indexed keywords

AGANGLIONOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTERITIS; ENTEROCOLITIS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULL THROUGH OPERATION;

ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; DEFECATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENTEROCOLITIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GENOTYPE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; MEGACOLON; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72649101495     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.10.035     Document Type: Article

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