Understanding the surgical pitfalls in total mesorectal excision: Investigating the histology of the perirectal fascia and the pelvic autonomic nerves

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1621-1629

  Kraima, A C ^a,b   West, N P ^b   Treanor, D ^b   Magee, D R ^b   Bleys, R L A W ^c   Rutten, H J T ^d,e   Van De Velde, C J H ^a   Quirke, P ^b   Deruiter, M C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomic nerves; Mesorectal fascia; Perirectal fascia; Rectal cancer; Total mesorectal excision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MALE; PELVIS; PERIRECTAL FASCIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL MUSCLE; RECTUM SURGERY; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; TOTAL MESORECTAL EXCISION; COLON RESECTION; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; CADAVER; COLECTOMY; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84950314910     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2015.08.166     Document Type: Article

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