Electrostimulation in fecal incontinence: Relevance of the sphincteric compound muscle action potential

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 590-592

  Jost, Wolfgang H ^a  

^a DEUTSCHE KLINIK FÜR DIAGNOSTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compound muscle action potential; Electroneurography; Electrostimulation; Fecal incontinence; Pudendal nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; PELVIS FLOOR; PUDENDAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031976928     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02235264     Document Type: Article

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