Retrorectal tumors: The choice of surgical approach based on a new classification

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 240-248

  Pappalardo, Giuseppe ^a   Frattaroli, Fabrizio M ^a,c   Casciani, Emanuele ^b   Moles, Nicola ^b   Mascagni, Domenico ^b   Spoletini, Domenico ^a   Fanello, Gianfranco ^b   Gualdi, Gianfranco ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIOLOGIST; RECTUM TUMOR; SACRUM; SPINAL CORD; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; CLASSIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65449138265     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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