Bowel function and lower urinary tract symptoms in females with anterior anus treated conservatively: Controlled outcomes into adulthood

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1168-1173

  Kyrklund, Kristiina ^a   Pakarinen, Mikko P ^a   Taskinen, Seppo ^a   Rintala, Risto J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformations; Anterior anus; Bowel function; Lower urinary tract symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ANTERIOR ANUS; ANUS CONTINENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; ABNORMALITIES; ANAL CANAL; ANUS, IMPERFORATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FECAL INCONTINENCE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RECTAL FISTULA; RECTUM;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANUS, IMPERFORATE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RECTAL FISTULA; RECTUM; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84952315715     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.09.074     Document Type: Article

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