Comparative study between intra-anal sponge and needle electrode for electromyographic evaluation of constipated patients

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1153-1157

  Pfeifer, Johann ^a   Teoh, Tiong Ann ^a   Salanga, Virgilio D ^a   Agachan, Feran ^a   Wexner, Steven D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anismus; Constipation; Electromyography; Paradoxical puborectalis contraction; Pelvic outlet obstruction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PELVIS FLOOR; SPONGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; CONSTIPATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PELVIC FLOOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031659674     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02239438     Document Type: Article

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