Anorectal functions in patients with spinal cord injury

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 509-515

  Greving, I ^b   Tegenthoff, M ^b   Nedjat, S ^b   Orth, G ^b   Botel U ^b   Meister, V ^b   Micklefield, G ^b   May, B ^b   Enck, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anorectal manometry; Constipation; Incontinence; Neurophysiology; Sensory testing; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFECATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTESTINE DISTENSION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SENSATION; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RECTUM; SENSATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VISCERA;

EID: 0032414381     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2982.1998.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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