Anal transition zone in the surgical management of ulcerative colitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 769-773

  Holder Murray, Jennifer ^a   Fichera, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal transition zone; Ileal pouch anal anastomosis; Restorative proctocolectomy; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ANAL TRANSITION ZONE; ANASTOMOSIS; ANUS; DYSPLASIA; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; ILEUM POUCH; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROCTOCOLECTOMY; RECTUM MUCOSA; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; ADENOCARCINOMA; ANAL CANAL; COLON POUCH; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; METHODOLOGY; RECTUM TUMOR; SEPSIS; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLONIC POUCHES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCTOCOLECTOMY, RESTORATIVE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SEPSIS; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65649117659     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.769     Document Type: Editorial

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