Anatomic plane of separation between external anal sphincter and puborectalis muscle: Clinical implications

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 374-379

  Fucini, Claudio ^a   Elbetti, Claudio ^a   Messerini, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anal anatomy; Anal fistulas; Rectal cancer; Sphincter saving procedures

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PELVIS FLOOR; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033041962     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02236356     Document Type: Article

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