Early complications after stapled transanal rectal resection performed using the Contour ® Transtar™ device

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1428-1431

  Martellucci, J ^a   Talento, P ^b   Carriero, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Pelvic Floor Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constipation; Obstructed defaecation; Outlet obstruction; Rectocele; Stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR); Transtar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTOUR TRANSTAR DEVICE; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECATION URGENCY; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL PERFORATION; RECTOCELE; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM DISEASE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; RECTUM RESECTION; RETAINED INSTRUMENT; STAPLED TRANSANAL RECTAL RESECTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL STAPLING;

CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTOCELE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL STAPLERS; SURGICAL STAPLING; SYNDROME;

EID: 80755180901     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02466.x     Document Type: Article

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