Damage to the innervation of the pelvic floor musculature in chronic constipation

Gastroenterology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1985, Pages 977-981

  Snooks, S J ^a   Barnes, P R H ^a   Swash, M ^a   Henry, M M ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INNERVATION; LARGE INTESTINE; MUSCLE; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBORECTAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLES; PELVIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0022348425     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(85)90196-9     Document Type: Article

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