A new approach to dynamic graciloplasty

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 117-120

  Shatari, Tomoo ^a,c   Kawahara, Hideyuki ^a   Inoue, So ^a   Sakurai, Takashi ^a   Kawachi, Shigeyuki ^a   Teramoto, Tatsuo ^b   Kitajima, Masaki ^b  

^a Municipal Ida Hospital   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dynamic graciloplasty; J pouch; Neoanal sphincter; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONDITIONING; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE TRANSPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REOPERATION;

EID: 0031914134     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350050055     Document Type: Article

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