Preoperative electrophysiologic assessment cannot predict continence after rectopexy

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1392-1398

  Schultz, Inkeri ^a   Mellgren, Anders ^a   Nilsson, Bengt Yngve ^b   Dolk, Anders ^a   Holmström, Bo ^c  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; EMG; Incontinence; PNTML; Pudendal neuropathy; Rectal intussusception; Rectal procidentia; Rectal prolapse; Rectopexy; Ripstein operation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINENCE; DEFECOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROCTOPEXY; PUDENDAL NERVE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031775095     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02237055     Document Type: Article

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