Management of postoperative fecal incontinence by pediatric surgeons in Nigeria: a pilot study
Abstract Background Fecal incontinence is a challenging problem in pediatric surgical practice as it occurs in 25 to 50% of patients who have undergone surgery for anorectal malformation and in 5 to 23% after transanal pull-through for Hirschsprung disease. Fecal incontinence impacts on the quality...
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| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Annals of Pediatric Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43159-020-00037-9 |