Anal dynamic graciloplasty in the treatment of intractable fecal incontinence

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 332, Issue 24, 1995, Pages 1600-1605

  Baeten, Cor G M I ^a   Geerdes, Bastiaan P ^a   Adang, Eddy M m ^a   Heineman, Erik ^a   Konsten, Joop ^a   Engel, Gerard L ^b   Kester, Arnold D m ^c   Spaans, Frank ^d   Soeters, Peter B ^a  

^a Departments of General Surgery   (United States)

^b Departments of Planning ^*  (United States)

^c Departments of Methodology and Statistics ^*  (United States)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029046285     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199506153322403     Document Type: Article

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