Definition of the rectum and level of the peritoneal reflection-still a matter of debate?

Wideochirurgia I Inne Techniki Maloinwazyjne

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 183-186

  Kenig, Jakub ^a   Richter, Piotr ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anatomy of the rectum.; Definition of the rectum; Level of peritoneal reflection

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANAL CANAL; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CADAVER; COLORECTAL CANCER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARGE INTESTINE; LOCAL EXCISION; MALE; PELVIS FLOOR; PERITONEUM; RECTUM; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGMOID; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84884965418     PISSN: 18954588     EISSN: 22990054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/wiitm.2011.34205     Document Type: Review

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