Anterior resection syndrome

The Lancet Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Bryant, Catherine L C ^a,b   Lunniss, Peter J ^a   Knowles, Charles H ^a,b   Thaha, Mohamed A ^a,b   Chan, Christopher L H ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; COLON MUCOSA; COLOSTOMY; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION HABIT; FECES INCONTINENCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW;

ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CONSTIPATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ORGAN SPARING TREATMENTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84865543795     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: 14745488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70236-X     Document Type: Review

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