Laparoscopic-assisted abdominoperineal proctosigmoidectomy for rectal prolapse: A new technique

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 150-151

  Allam, M ^a   Piskun, G ^a   Fogler, R ^a  

^a BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Perineal colectomy; Rectal prolapse; Redundant colon

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PERINEUM; RECTUM; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SIGMOID;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLECTOMY; COLON, SIGMOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PERINEUM; RECTAL PROLAPSE; RECTUM;

EID: 0031068620     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900319     Document Type: Article

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