Anococcygeal raphe revisited: A histological study using mid-term human fetuses and elderly cadavers

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 849-855

  Kinugasa, Yusuke ^a   Arakawa, Takashi ^b   Abe, Hiroshi ^c   Abe, Shinichi ^d   Cho, Baik Hwan ^e   Murakami, Gen ^f   Sugihara, Kenichi ^g  

^a SHIZUOKA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b Arakawa Clinic of Proctology   (Japan)

^c AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^e Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^f Iwamizawa Kojin kai Hospital   (Japan)

^g TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anal canal; Anatomy; Embryology; Histology; Rectum; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANUS SPHINCTER; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COCCYGEAL BONE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; LIGAMENT; MALE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; CADAVER; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RECTUM;

EID: 84863085807     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2012.53.4.849     Document Type: Article

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