Rectal prolapse and rectal invagination

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 323-332

  Farouk, Ridzuan ^a   Duthie, Graeme S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rectal intersusception; Rectal prolapse; Rectal ulcer; Solitary rectal ulcer; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOPEXY; RECTUM PROLAPSE; RECTUM RESECTION; RECTUM ULCER; REVIEW; SIGMOIDECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; PELVIC FLOOR; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTAL PROLAPSE; SYNDROME; ULCER;

EID: 0031846597     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241598750004346     Document Type: Review

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