Anatomical basis of autonomic nerve-preserving total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 384-388

  Havenga, K ^a,b   De Ruiter, M C ^c   Enker, W E ^a   Welvaart, K ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PELVIC NERVE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; SACRUM;

EID: 9044244133     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830329     Document Type: Article

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