Short-term sacral nerve stimulation for functional anorectal and urinary disturbances: Results in 40 patients: Evaluation of a new option for anorectal functional disorders

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1261-1267

  Masin, A ^a   Ganio, E ^f   Ratto, C ^b   Altomare, D F ^c   de Seta, F ^e   Clerico, G ^f   Lise, M ^a   Doglietto, G B ^b   Memeo, V ^c   Landolfi, V ^d   Del Genio, A ^d   Giardiello, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e Medtronic   (Italy)

^f Department of General Surgery   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constipation; Fecal incontinence; Functional bowel disturbances; Neuromodulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; SACRUM; SCLERODERMA; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0034842474     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02234782     Document Type: Article

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