title: Explaining the undulating outcomes of perineal rectosigmoidectomy (Altemeier Procedure) for rectal prolapse over the last century: technique matters!
authors.affiliation: Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA, william.cirocco@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Cirocco
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery*; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*
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