Use of a neuromuscular stimulator to increase anal sphincter pressure

Spinal Cord

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 724-727

  Riedy, L W ^a,b   Chintam, R ^a,b   Walter, J S ^a,b  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Fecal incontinence; Neuroprosthetics; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0034522787     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101088     Document Type: Article

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