The anatomic basis of total mesorectal excision

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 537-543

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

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Autonomic nerve; Denonvilliers fascia; Pelvic fascia; Surgical anatomy; Total mesorectal excision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; MALE; NERVE PLEXUS; PARIETAL FASCIA; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; RECTUM SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL MESORECTAL EXCISION; VESICOHYPOGASTRIC FASCIA; VISCERAL FASCIA;

AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESENTERY; PELVIS; RECTUM;

EID: 79952988895     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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