Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is a safe and reliable technique even for complex rectal lesions

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 915-918

  Darwood, R J ^a   Wheeler, J M D ^a   Borley, N R ^a  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECTUM INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC MICROSURGERY; URINE RETENTION; CARCINOMA; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTOSCOPY; RECTUM TUMOR; VILLOUS ADENOMA;

ADENOMA, VILLOUS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CARCINOMA; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCTOSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 47249119565     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6018     Document Type: Article

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