Multicentre retrospective analysis of the outcome of artificial anal sphincter implantation for severe faecal incontinence

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1481-1486

  Altomare, D F ^a,d   Dodi, G ^a   La Torre, F ^a   Romano, G ^b   Melega, E ^c   Rinaldi, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; MANOMETRY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PERINEUM INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034771787     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01895.x     Document Type: Article

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