Megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome: Case series and updated review of the literature with an emphasis on urologic management

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1565-1573

  Wymer, Kevin M ^a   Anderson, Blake B ^b   Wilkens, Ashley A ^b   Gundeti, Mohan S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Berdon; Hypoperistalsis; Megacystis; Microcolon; MMIHS

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLADDER DISTENSION; CASE REPORT; COLON BIOPSY; COLON DISEASE; COLON RESECTION; CYSTOSTOMY; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRAMNIOS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; ILEOSTOMY; INFANT; INTESTINE MOTILITY; JEJUNOSTOMY; MEGACYSTIS MICROCOLON INTESTINAL HYPOPERISTALSIS SYNDROME; PATIENT CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM BIOPSY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION; URETHRA STENOSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ABNORMALITIES; ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; BLADDER; COLON; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEWBORN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; COLON; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYSTOSTOMY; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERMITTENT URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 84991735325     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.06.011     Document Type: Review

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