Laparoscopic assisted anorectal pull through: Reformed techniques

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 210-214

  Bhandary, Karthik S ^a   Kumaran, V ^a   Rajamani, G ^a   Kannan, S ^a   Mohan, N ^a   Rangarajan, R ^a   Muthulingam, V ^a  

^a Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology   (India)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformations; Laparoscopic assisted anorectal pull through; Puborectalis muscle; Pull through channel.

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749282982     PISSN: 09719261     EISSN: 19983891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.59604     Document Type: Article

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