Low section of the rectum during laparoscopic total mesorectal excision using the Contour™ device: Technical report

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 327-329

  Targarona, E M ^a   Balague C ^a   Berindoague, R ^a   Pey, A ^a   Martinez, C ^a   Hernandez, P ^a   Garriga, J ^a   Trias, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; STAPLER; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; ILEOSTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; SIGMOID; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL MESORECTAL EXCISION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL STAPLERS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33846285737     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0800-7     Document Type: Article

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