The pelvic floor in health and disease

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 90-98

  Shelton, Andrew A ^a   Welton, Mark L ^a  

^a Box 0144 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MICTURITION DISORDER; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PELVIS FLOOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINE INCONTINENCE;

CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC FLOOR; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0030756751     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (8)

1. Dickson VA. Maintenance of anal continence: a review of pelvic floor physiology (progress report). Gut 1978; 19:1163-1174
2. Duthie HL. Anal continence (progress report). Gut 1978; 12:844-852
3. Cherry DA, Rothenberger DA. Pelvic floor physiology. Surg Clin N Am 1988; 68:1217-1230
4. Matzel KE, Schmidt RA, Tanagho EA. Neuroanatomy of the striated muscular continence mechanism. Dis Colon Rectum 1990; 33:666-673
5. Goligher JC. Surgical anatomy and physiology of the colon, rectum, and anus. In Surgery of the Anus, Rectum, and Colon. 5th ed. London: Bailliere Tin-dall, 1984, pp 1-47
6. Carlstedt A, Nordgren S, Fasth S. Sympathetic nervous influence on the internal anal sphincter in man. Int J Colorectal Dis 1988; 3:90-95
7. Burleigh DE, D'Mello A. Physiology and pharmacology of the internal anal sphincter. In Henry MM, Swash M (Eds): Coloproctology and the Pelvic Floor: Pathophysiology and Management. London: Buttere orths, 1985, pp 22-41
8. Nelson MB, Hauge C, Rasmussen OO. Anal sphincter size measured by endosonography in healthy volunteers. Acta Radiol 1992; 33:453-456