Management of anorectal malformation: Changing trend over two decades in Zaria, Nigeria

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-22

  Lukong, C ^a   Ameh, E ^a,b   Mshelbwala, P ^a   Jabo, B ^a   Gomna, A ^a   Akiniyi, O ^a   Nmadu, P ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformation; evaluation; management; outcome

Indexed keywords

ANAL CANAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOSTOMY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANAL CANAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOSTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NIGERIA; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955124605     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.78663     Document Type: Article

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