A patient-rated, surgeon-corrected scale for functional assessment after total anorectal reconstitution. An adaptation of the Working Party on Anal Sphincter Replacement scoring system

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 327-337

  Violi, Vincenzo ^a   Boselli, Adamo S ^a   De Bernardinis, Massimo ^a   Costi, Renato ^a   Trivelli, Marina ^a   Roncoroni, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominoperineal resection; Anorectal reconstruction; Fecal incontinence; Graciloplasty; Scoring systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM SURGERY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; ANAL CANAL; CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS;

EID: 0036935998     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-001-0388-x     Document Type: Article

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