Pudendal canal decompression for the treatment of fecal incontinence in complete rectal prolapse

American Surgeon

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 339-343

  Shafik, Ahmed ^a,b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL SPONGE;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; LATENT PERIOD; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MALE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROCTOPEXY; PUDENDAL NERVE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL PROLAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029869102     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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