Combined perineal and endorectal repair of rectocele by circular stapler: A novel surgical technique

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1549-1552

  Altomare, Donato F ^a   Rinaldi, Marcella ^a   Veglia, Antonella ^a   Petrolino, Maria ^a   De Fazio, Michele ^a   Sallustio, Pierluca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constipation; Rectocele; Stapler; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DIATHERMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PERINEUM; RECTOCELE; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; RECTUM PROLAPSE; STAPLER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERINEUM; RECTAL PROLAPSE; RECTOCELE; RECTUM; SURGICAL STAPLERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036850292     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6465-9     Document Type: Article

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