title: Intersphincteric surgical access to the rectum for the treatment of villous adenomas.
abstract: Intersphincteric surgical access is proposed to treat villous adenomas of the posterior rectal wall, not accessible to an endoanal approach, in which anterior resection is not suitable because of the poor general condition of the patient.
authors.affiliation: VIth Division of General Surgery, First School of Medicine of Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Selvaggi
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: di Carlo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maffettone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silvestri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Notaroberto
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D003107:Colorectal Surgery / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*