Laparoscopic versus open repair of recto-bladderneck and recto-prostatic anorectal malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-30

  Shawyer, Anna C ^a   Livingston, Michael H ^b   Cook, Deborah J ^c   Braga, Luis H ^c  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformation; Defecation; Imperforate anus; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Mucosal prolapse

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; DEFECATION DISORDER; ECTO BLADDERNECK ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; EMBASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPICALLY ASSISTED ANORECTAL PULLTHROUGH; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECTO PROSTATIC ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; RECTUM PROLAPSE; RECTUM SURGERY; STENOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANAL CANAL; ANUS, IMPERFORATE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NEWBORN; PROCEDURES; PROSTATIC DISEASES; RECTUM; URINARY BLADDER FISTULA;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANAL CANAL; ANUS, IMPERFORATE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSTATIC DISEASES; RECTUM; URINARY BLADDER FISTULA;

EID: 84926643234     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-014-3626-3     Document Type: Article

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