An increased rectal maximum tolerable volume and long anal canal are associated with poor short-term response to biofeedback therapy for patients with anismus with decreased bowel frequency and normal colonic transit time

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1405-1411

  Rhee, P L ^a   Moon Seok Choi, ^a   Young Ho Kim, ^a   Hee Jung Son, ^a   Jae Jun Kim, ^a   Kwang Cheol Koh, ^a   Seung Woon Paik, ^a   Jong Chul Rhee, ^a   Kyoo Wan Choi, ^a  

^a Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anal canal length; Anismus; Biofeedback; Maximum tolerable volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANISMUS; ANUS; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; RECTUM; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033771137     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02236637     Document Type: Article

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