Stapled transanal rectal resection for outlet obstruction: A prospective, multicenter trial

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1285-1296

  Boccasanta, Paolo ^a   Venturi, Marco ^a   Stuto, Angelo ^b   Bottini, Corrado ^c   Caviglia, Angelo ^d   Carriero, Alfonso ^e   Mascagni, Domenico ^f   Mauri, Roberto ^g   Sofo, Luigi ^h   Landolfi, Vincenzo ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Pordenone General Hospital   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^d SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Pelvic Floor Center ^*  (Italy)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^g Erba General Hospital   (Italy)

^h CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

ⁱ Renal Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intussusception; Outlet obstruction; Pelvic floor disease; Rectocele; Transanal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTLET OBSTRUCTION SYNDROME; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RECTOCELE; RECTUM DISEASE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; RECTUM RESECTION; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; STENOSIS; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CONSTIPATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTOCELE; RECTUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444241171     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0582-3     Document Type: Article

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