High-resolution anorectal manometry in newborns: Normative values and diagnostic utility in Hirschsprung disease

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1565-1572

  Tang, Y F ^a,b   Chen, J G ^c   An, H J ^a   Jin, P ^a   Yang, L ^a   Dai, Z F ^a   Huang, L M ^a   Yu, J W ^a   Yang, X Y ^a   Fan, R Y ^a   Li, S J ^a   Han, Y ^a   Wang, J H ^a   Gyawali, C P ^d   Sheng, J Q ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c The Eighth Hospital   (China)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

High resolution anorectal manometry; Hirschsprung disease; Newborns

Indexed keywords

ANAL CANAL; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUE;

ANAL CANAL; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84907876154     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12423     Document Type: Article

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