What is new in radiology and pathology of motility disorders in children?

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-85

  Sutcliffe, Jonathan R ^a   King, Sebastian ^b   Hutson, John M ^b   Southwell, Bridget ^c  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interstitial cells of Cajal; Manometry; Neurotransmitters; Rectal ultrasound; Scintigraphy; Transit studies

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; ENEMA; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SEROTONIN; STEM CELL FACTOR; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY; MANOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; CHILD; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MANOMETRY;

EID: 77951050213     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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