Anorectal physiologic testing for bowel dysfunction in patients with spinal cord lesions

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 927-931

  Tjandra, Joe J ^a   Ooi, Boon Swee ^b   Han, Wen R ^b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anorectal physiologic testing; Bowel dysfunction; Fecal incontinence Constipation; Spinal cord lesions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENTEROPATHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; PUDENDAL NERVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD LESION; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 0033927536     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02237352     Document Type: Article

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