Evaluation of anorectal function in patients with tethered cord syndrome: saline enema test and fecoflowmetry.

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Published in J Neurosurg on April 01, 2003

Authors

Hiroyuki Kayaba1, Tatsuzo Hebiguchi, Yasunobu Itoh, Hiroaki Yoshino, Masaru Mizuno, Mayako Morii, Tetsuya Adachi, Junichi Chihara, Tetsuo Kato

Author Affiliations

1: Central Clinical Laboratory, Department of Pediatric Surgery and Neurosurgery, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan. kayaba@hos.akita-u.ac.jp

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