Comparison of methods used for measurement of rectal compliance

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 199-206

  Krogh, K ^a   Rhyhammer, A M ^a   Lundby, L ^a   Gregersen, H ^a,b,c   Laurberg, S ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Barostat; Compliance; Impedance planimetry; Motility; Rectum; Wall properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUM MOTILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035108343     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02234293     Document Type: Article

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