Percutaneous peripheral neuromodulation in the treatment of fecal incontinence

European Surgical Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-107

  Shafik, Ahmed ^a,d   Ahmed, I ^a   El Sibai, O ^b   Mostafa, R M ^c  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Percutaneous access; Posterior tibial nerve; Rectometry; Uninhibited anal sphincter relaxation; Uninhibited rectal contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SKIN; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; RECURRENCE; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0037247454     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000069399     Document Type: Article

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