Histological identification of fascial structures posterolateral to the rectum

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 620-626

  Kinugasa, Y ^a   Murakami, G ^b   Suzuki, D ^b   Sugihara, K ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DURA MATER; FASCIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; PELVIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FASCIA; HUMANS; MALE; RECTUM;

EID: 34248349616     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5540     Document Type: Article

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