Preservation of the anal transition zone in ulcerative colitis. Long-term effects on defecatory function

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1647-1653

  Fichera, Alessandro ^a,c   Ragauskaite, Laura ^a   Silvestri, Mark T ^a   Elisseou, Nicholas M ^a   Rubin, Michele A ^a   Hurst, Roger D ^a   Michelassi, Fabrizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Colon and rectal neoplasm; Quality of life; Surgical outcome; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; COLON POUCH; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURING METHOD; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLONIC POUCHES; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 36148969731     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0321-x     Document Type: Article

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