Referral for anorectal function evaluation: Therapeutic implications and reassurance

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 289-294

  Felt Bersma, Richelle J F ^a   Poen, Alexander C ^a   Cuesta, Miguel A ^a   Meuwissen, Stephan G M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anal endosonography; Anal manometry; Anal ultrasound; Anorectal function; Anus; Constipation; Faecal incontinence; Questionnaire; Soiling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTOSCOPY; RECTUM;

EID: 0033060326     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199903000-00013     Document Type: Article

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