Vascular anatomy of gracilis muscle: Arterial findings to enhance graciloplasty

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-24

  Shatari, T ^a   Niimi, M ^a   Fujita, M ^a   Kodaira, S ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anal function; Graciloplasty; Muscle flap; Vascular anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANOPLASTY; ARTERY; ARTICLE; DISSECTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN;

EID: 0034057761     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-000-0021-7     Document Type: Article

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