Histologic Analysis of the Irradiated Anal Sphincter

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1492-1497

  Da Silva, Giovanna M ^a   Berho, Mariana ^a   Wexner, Steven D ^a   Efron, Jonathan ^a   Weiss, Eric G ^a   Nogueras, Juan J ^a   Vernava III, Anthony M ^a   Connor, Jason T ^b   Gervaz, Pascal ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b Dept of Biostatist and Epidemiol   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominoperineal resection; Anal sphincter; Crohn's disease; Fibrosis; Nerve density; Proctectomy; Radiation; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FLUOROURACIL; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE LESION; RADIATION INJURY; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRICHOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCTOCOLECTOMY, RESTORATIVE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0242426456     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6800-1     Document Type: Article

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