Low-lying spinal cord and tethered cord syndrome in children with anorectal malformations

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 570-576

  Teo, Andrew Teck Kwee ^a   Gan, Bin Kee ^a   Tung, Janice Su Zhen ^a   Low, Yee ^a   Seow, Wan Tew ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformation; Low lying spinal cord; Surgical outcome; Tethered cord; Tethered cord syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LIPOMA; LOW LYING SPINAL CORD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; URODYNAMICS;

ANUS, IMPERFORATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870015578     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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