Etiology and management of fecal incontinence

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 77-97

  Jorge, J Marcio N ^a   Wexner, Steven D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorectal manometry; Anorectal physiology; Fecal incontinence; Incontinence; Sphincteroplasty

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; LOPERAMIDE;

AGING; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEFECATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HIGH FIBER DIET; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MALE; MANOMETRY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; RECTUM; RECTUM PROLAPSE; REVIEW; SPHINCTEROPLASTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMAN;

EID: 0027396713     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02050307     Document Type: Article

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