Laparoscopic rectopexy for recurrent rectal prolapse: A safe and simple procedure without a mesh prosthesis

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 49, Issue 48, 2002, Pages 1549-1551

  Tsugawa, Kouji ^a   Sue, Kohji ^a   Koyanagi, Nobuhiro ^a   Hashizume, Makoto ^a   Wada, Hiroya ^a   Tomikawa, Morimasa ^a   Sugimachi, Keizo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endo stitch; Harmonic scalpel; Laparoscopic rectopexy; Rectal prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOPEXY; RECTUM PROLAPSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; SCALPEL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL PROLAPSE; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0036840670     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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