Laparoscopic-assisted low anterior resection of the rectum-a review of the fascial composition in the pelvic space

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 405-414

  Mike, Makio ^a   Kano, Nobuyasu ^a  

^a KAMEDA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Denonvilliers' fascia; Fascial composition; Low anterior resection of the rectum; The fascia propria of the rectum

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; DENOVILLIERS FASCIA; FASCIA; FASCIA PROPIA; FETUS (ANATOMY); FUSION FASCIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PELVIS; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; REVIEW; SIGMOID; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; COLON; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RECTUM;

COLON; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FASCIA; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIS; RECTUM;

EID: 79960132938     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-010-1107-2     Document Type: Review

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