Tethered cord in patients with anorectal malformation: Preliminary results

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 851-855

  Suppiej, A ^a   Dal Zotto, L ^a   Cappellari, A ^a   Traverso, A ^a   Castagnetti, M ^a   Drigo, P ^a   Midrio, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformation; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Tethered cord; Videourodynamic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAL CANAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MALFORMATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECTUM; TIBIAL NERVE; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANAL CANAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RECTUM; TIBIAL NERVE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 73349099395     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-009-2435-6     Document Type: Article

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