Effect of a novel prosthetic anal neosphincter on human colonic blood flow

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1703-1707

  Hajivassiliou, C A ^a,b,c   Finlay, I G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON BLOOD FLOW; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANUS DISEASES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 0031766096     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00948.x     Document Type: Article

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