Correlation between gross anatomical topography, sectional sheet plastination, microscopic anatomy and endoanal sonography of the anal sphincter complex in human males

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-220

  Al Ali, S ^a   Blyth, P ^b   Beatty, S ^a   Duang, A ^a   Parry, B ^a   Bissett, I P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anal canal; Correlation with sonography; Gross anatomy; Sheet plastination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; PLASTINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THICKNESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; DISSECTION; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; EPOXY RESINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLASTIC EMBEDDING;

EID: 67949106664     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01091.x     Document Type: Article

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