Endosonographic evaluation of anal sphincters in healthy children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1587-1592

  Rehman, Yasser ^a   Stensrud, Kjetil Juul ^b   Mørkrid, Lars ^a,c   Bjørnland, Kristin ^a,b   Emblem, Ragnhild ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anal endosonography; Anal sphincter; Fecal incontinence; Reference range

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MINOR SURGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANAL CANAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 80051890046     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.03.067     Document Type: Article

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