Does surgical repair of a rectocele improve rectal emptying?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1296-1302

  Karlbom, Urban ^a   Graf, Wilhelm ^a   Nilsson, Sven ^a   Pahlman, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Constipation; Defecography; Obstructed defecation; Rectal evacuation; Rectal surgery; Rectocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECTOCELE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029860737     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02055127     Document Type: Article

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