Pathophysiology and treatment of anterior rectal mucosal prolapse syndrome

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1699-1702

  Tsiaoussis, J ^b   Chrysos, E ^b   Glynos, M ^a   Vassilakis, J S ^b   Xynos, E ^b  

^a ATHENS NAVAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFECOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOCELE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; RECTUM RESECTION; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; RECTAL PROLAPSE; RECURRENCE; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031736699     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00914.x     Document Type: Article

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