title: Surgical anatomy of the pelvis.
abstract: The bony constituents of the pelvis and their padding muscles and fasciae have been described. The anatomy of the pelvic colon and rectum have been approached from a clinical and surgical point of view. The genitourinary system is presented as it is related to diseases of, and operations on, the colorectum.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York, Stony Brook.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ger
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005205:Fascia / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010388:Pelvis / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012007:Rectum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000033:anatomy & histology