New insights into the surgical anatomy of the rectum: a review

Acta Chir Belg. 2011 Sep-Oct;111(5):261-72.

Authors

W Willaert¹, P Pattyn, D Van De Putte, K Van Renterghem, Y Van Nieuwenhove, W Ceelen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. [email protected]

PMID: 22191126

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anal Canal / blood supply
Collateral Circulation
Colon / blood supply
Digestive System Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
Digestive System Surgical Procedures / methods
Dissection
Humans
Hypogastric Plexus / anatomy & histology
Hypogastric Plexus / injuries
Intraoperative Complications
Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / anatomy & histology
Rectum / anatomy & histology*
Rectum / blood supply
Rectum / surgery*