Continence after colorectal reconstruction following resection: Impact of level of anastomosis

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 82-87

  Matzel, K E ^a   Stadelmaier, U ^a   Muehldorfer, S ^a   Hohenberger, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTINENCE; DEFECATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; MICTURITION REFLEX; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLECTOMY; DEFECATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030924611     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003840050086     Document Type: Article

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