Colonic transit time in patients with myelomeningocele

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 63-70

  Pigeon, N ^a   Leroi, A M ^b,d   Devroede, G ^a   Watier, A ^a   Denis, P ^b   Weber, J ^b   Arhan, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^c Laboratoire de Physiologie   (France)

^d HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

Anorectal motility; Colonic motility; Faecal incontinence; Myelomeningocele; Transit time

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON MOTILITY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030925369     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2982.1997.d01-21.x     Document Type: Article

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