Surgical treatment of constipation and fecal incontinence

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 131-166

  Rotholtz, Nicolas A ^a   Wexner, Steven D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; CONSTIPATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; NEUROPATHY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PUDENDAL NERVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPHINCTER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0035018886     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8553(05)70171-0     Document Type: Article

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