Postanal repair for fecal incontinence - Is it worthwhile?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1561-1567

  Matsuoka, H ^a   Mavrantonis, C ^a   Wexner, S D ^a   Oliveira, L ^a   Gilliland, R ^a   Pikarsky, A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; Fecal incontinence; Postanal repair; Sphincteroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANOPLASTY; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INNERVATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPHINCTEROPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0033708458     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02236739     Document Type: Article

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