Rectal examination in children: Digital versus transabdominal ultrasound

Journal of Urology

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 667-672

  Burgers, Rosa ^a,b   De Jong, Tom P V M ^a,b   Benninga, Marc A ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

child; constipation; diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84880043079     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.02.3201     Document Type: Article

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