Treatment of severe childhood constipation with restorative proctocolectomy: The surgeon's view

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 861-862

  Sugarman, Ian ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE;

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COLON LAVAGE; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOCOLECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOMA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; PROCTOCOLECTOMY, RESTORATIVE;

EID: 78349306795     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.180810     Document Type: Editorial

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