Stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR) for rectocele

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-154

  Ellis, C Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructed defecation; Rectocele; Stapled transanal rectal resection

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RECTOCELE; RECTUM; SURGICAL STAPLING;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; RECTOCELE; RECTUM; SURGICAL STAPLING;

EID: 34548407340     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0105-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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