Quantitative anatomical study of male pelvic autonomic plexus and its clinical potential in rectal resection

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 783-790

  He, Jing Hu ^a   Wang, Qiang ^a   Cai, Qing Ping ^a   Dang, Rui Shan ^b   Jiang, Er Peng ^b   Huang, Hui Long ^b   Sun, Yan Ping ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Pelvic autonomic nerve; Pelvic autonomic nerves preservation; Secondary pelvic visceral plexuses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECTUM RESECTION; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PELVIS; RECTUM;

EID: 77957555047     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-010-0677-6     Document Type: Article

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