Transanal endoscopic microsurgery excision: Is anorectal function compromised?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 601-604

  Kennedy, M L ^a   Lubowski, D Z ^a   King, D W ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anorectal; Continence; Transanal endoscopic microsurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NERVE ENDING; OPERATION DURATION; PUDENDAL NERVE; RECTUM TUMOR; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036252224     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6252-7     Document Type: Article

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