Epidemiologic aspects of complete rectal prolapse

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 207-210

  Kairaluoma, Matti V ^a   Kellokumpu, I H ^a  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Constipation; Epidemiology; Fecal incontinence; Procidentia; Rectal prolapse; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLPOSUSPENSION; CONSTIPATION; DATA BASE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PROCTOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SPHINCTEROPLASTY;

EID: 26844450515     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690509400306     Document Type: Article

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