Anterior resection with total mesorectal excision

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-45

  Steele, R J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLON; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0033005215     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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