Anal sphincter defects in fecal incontinence: Correlation between endosonography and surgery

Endoscopy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-224

  Meyenberger, C ^a   Bertschinger, P ^a   Zala, G F ^a   Buchmann, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Stadtspital Waid   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030004841     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1005431     Document Type: Article

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