Anatomical considerations on Sudeck's critical point and its relevance to colorectal surgery

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 424-427

  Van Tonder, J J ^a   Boon, J M ^a   Becker, J H R ^a   Van Schoor, A N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Caudal slump; Colorectal surgery; Rectosigmoid branches; Sudeck's point

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CADAVER; COLON BLOOD FLOW; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; COLON, SIGMOID; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY, INFERIOR; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM;

EID: 34247206673     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20417     Document Type: Article

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