The fascial structures of the rectum and the "so-called mesorectum": An anatomical or a terminological controversy?

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-190

  Gaudio, Eugenio ^a   Riva, Alessandro ^b   Franchitto, Antonio ^a   Carpino, Guido ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANATOMY; FASCIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MESENTERY; MESORECTUM; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RECTAL FASCIA; RECTUM; HISTOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; FASCIA; HUMANS; RECTUM; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 77951637625     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-009-0578-8     Document Type: Letter

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