Evaluation of long-term functional outcomes after surgical treatment of anorectal malformations

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 351-356

  Kaselas, Christos ^a   Philippopoulos, Antonios ^a   Petropoulos, Anastasios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformation; Defecation disorders; Fecal continence; Functional outcome score

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ANUS CONTINENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION DISORDER; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANUS, IMPERFORATE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DILATATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955941138     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-010-1081-8     Document Type: Article

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