The morbidity of constipation in patients with anorectal malformations

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1228-1233

  Levitt, Marc A ^a   Kant, Adrien ^a   Peña, Alberto ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformation; Constipation; Fecal incontinence; Imperforate anus; Megasigmoid; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE; PECTIN; SENNA EXTRACT;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; CECOSTOMY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLOACA; COLON BIOPSY; COLON STENOSIS; COLOSTOMY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EARLY INTERVENTION; FECES IMPACTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEGACOLON; MORBIDITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULL THROUGH OPERATION; RECTOBULBAR URETHRAL FISTULA; RECTOPERINEAL FISTULA; RECTOVESTIBULAR FISTULA; RECTUM; RECTUM BIOPSY; SIGMOIDECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; ANAL CANAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; DEFECATION; FOLLOW UP; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECTAL DISEASES; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ANAL CANAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; RECTAL DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953827179     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.096     Document Type: Article

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