Rectovaginal Fistula

Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-78

  Roberts, Patricia L ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; SPHINCTEROPLASTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847269706     PISSN: 10431489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.scrs.2006.12.011     Document Type: Article

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