Perineal and pelvic anatomy of extralevator abdominoperineal excision for rectal cancer: Cadaveric dissection

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1179-1183

  Açar, Halil Ibrahim ^a   Kuzu, Mehmet Ayhan ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Extralevator abdominoperineal excision; Pelvic autonomic nerves; Pelvic diaphragm; Perineal body; Rectal cancer; Superficial transverse perineal muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXCISION; EXTRALEVATOR ABDOMINOPERINEAL EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MALE; PELVIS; PERINEUM; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERINEUM; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 80052731571     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e318224256c     Document Type: Article

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