Meanings
adjectiveretrorectal (not comparable)
- not comparableBehind the rectum
Nineteen consecutive patients, detailed in Table 1, underwent hernia repair with bilateral component separation and intraperitoneal and retrorectal placement of FlexHD ® or FlexHD ® Diamond™, human acellular dermal matrix mesh using an open abdominal approach.
2015 July 29, Alvaro Garcia, Anthony Baldoni, “Complex ventral hernia repair with a human acellular dermal matrix and component separation: A case series”, in Annals of Medicine and Surgery, volume 4, →DOI
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retrorectal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrorectal
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“retrorectal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrorectal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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