Neonatal functional intestinal obstruction and the presence of severely immature ganglion cells on rectal biopsy: 6 year experience

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 487-490

  Burki, Tariq ^a   Kiho, Liina ^a   Scheimberg, Irene ^a   Phelps, Simon ^a   Misra, Devesh ^a   Ward, Harry ^a   Colmenero, Isabel ^b  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL INFANTIL UNIVERSITARIO NIÑO JESÚS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Functional intestinal obstruction; Immature ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MECONIUM; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; STOMA; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GANGLION CYSTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MECONIUM; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL STOMAS;

EID: 79955737580     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-010-2850-8     Document Type: Article

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