Pathophysiology of chronic childhood constipation: Functional and morphological evaluation by anorectal manometry and endosonography and colonic transit study

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 806-812

  Keshtgar, Alireza S ^a,b   Ward, Harry C ^c   Clayden, Graham S ^a  

^a EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorectal manometry; Children; Colonic transit; Constipation; Endosonography; Fecal incontinence

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON MOTILITY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECALOMA; FECES IMPACTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGMOID; TIME; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84876224439     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.08.037     Document Type: Article

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