The prevalence of anal sphincter defects in faecal incontinence: A prospective endosonic study

Gut

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 685-688

  Deen, K I ^a   Kumar, D ^a,b   Williams, J G ^a   Olliff, J ^b   Keighley, M R B ^a  

^a Department of Surgery ^*

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOCOLECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANUS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGE; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027232055     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.34.5.685     Document Type: Article

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