Anorectal anatomy and physiology

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-13

  Gordon, Philip H ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANUS SPHINCTER; DEFECATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FECES INCONTINENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM MUCOSA; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035012790     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8553(05)70164-3     Document Type: Article

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