Rectourethralis muscle and pitfalls of anterior perineal dissection in abdominoperineal resection and intersphincteric resection for rectal cancer

Anatomical Science International

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-15

  Uchimoto, Kazuaki ^a   Murakami, Gen ^b   Kinugasa, Yusuke ^c   Arakawa, Takashi ^d   Matsubara, Akio ^e   Nakajima, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Arakawa Clinic   (Japan)

^e HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdominoperitoneal resection; Denonvilliers' fascia; Levator ani slings; Lower rectal cancer; Rectourethralis muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; DENONVILLIER FASCIA; FASCIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOURETHRALIS MUSCLE; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM RESECTION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PERINEUM; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; URETHRA;

EID: 33846918879     PISSN: 14476959     EISSN: 1447073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-073X.2006.00161.x     Document Type: Article

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