Assessment of a novel implantable artificial anal sphincter

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 711-717

  Hajivassiliou, Constantinos A ^a   Carter, Ken B ^a   Finlay, Iain G ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial anal sphincter; Artificial implants; Fecal incontinence; Prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PROSTHESIS; SWINE;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COMPLIANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE;

EID: 0030906797     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02140902     Document Type: Article

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