Article
Currarino syndrome at Rikshospitalet 1961-2012.
Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 26 Nov 2013
Monclair Tom, Lundar Tryggve, Smevik Bjarne, Holm Ingunn, Ørstavik Karen Helene
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Currarino syndrome is a rare hereditary condition with constipation as the main symptom. The typical patient has a combination of sacral, anorectal, intraspinal and presacral anomalies. Familial cases most often have a mutation in the MNX1 gene. The majority of Norwegian Currarino patients are treated at Rikshospitalet. This article gives an account of 50 years of experience with the condition....
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