Preoperative increase in neuromuscular jitter and outcome following surgery for faecal incontinence

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1265-1268

  Gee, A S ^a,b   Durdey, P ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; NERVE ENDING; NERVE INJURY; NEUROMUSCULAR JITTER; NEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUDENDAL NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; ANAL CANAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; PRESSURE; REFLEX, ABNORMAL;

EID: 0030828387     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800840920     Document Type: Article

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