The anatomy of lateral ligament of the rectum and its role in total mesorectal excision

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 594-598

  Lin, Moubin ^a   Chen, Weiguo ^a   Huang, Liang ^a   Ni, Jindi ^a   Yin, Lu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MALE; RECTUM;

CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; RECTUM;

EID: 77949261450     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0371-1     Document Type: Article

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