Sacral nerve neuromodulation improves physical, psychological and social quality of life in patients with fecal incontinence

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 147-152

  Ripetti, V ^a   Caputo, D ^a   Ausania, F ^a   Esposito, E ^a   Bruni, R ^a   Arullani, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Quality of life; Sacral nerve stimulation; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; NERVE ROOT; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUDENDAL NERVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTUM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036970385     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101510200034     Document Type: Article

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