Laparotomic vs. laparoscopic rectopexy in complete rectal prolapse

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 415-419

  Boccasanta, Paolo ^a   Venturi, Marco ^a   Reitano, Maria Carmela ^a   Salamina, Giovanni ^a   Rosati, Riccardo ^b   Montorsi, Marco ^a   Fichera, Giuseppe ^a   Strinna, Mario ^a   Peracchia, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal rectopexy; Fecal incontinence; Laparoscopic colonic surgery; Rectal prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSTIPATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESSURE; PROCTOPEXY; RECTUM PROLAPSE; REFLEX; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL PROLAPSE; RECTUM;

EID: 0032736436     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018758     Document Type: Article

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