The mesocolon: A prospective observational study

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 421-428

  Culligan, K ^a   Coffey, J C ^a   Kiran, R P ^b   Kalady, M ^b   Lavery, I C ^b   Remzi, F H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesocolic excision; Mesocolon; Toldt's fascia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; COLON SURGERY; HUMAN; ILEOCECAL VALVE; MESENTERY; MESOCOLON; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM; SIGMOID; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COLECTOMY; COLON; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOCOLON; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857927199     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.02935.x     Document Type: Article

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