Recovery of the rectoanal inhibitory reflex after restorative proctocolectomy: Does it correlate with nocturnal continence?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-172

  Saigusa, Naoto ^a   Belin, Bruce M ^a   Choi, Hong Jo ^a   Gervaz, Pascal ^a   Efron, Jonathan E ^a   Weiss, Eric G ^a   Nogueras, Juan J ^a   Wexner, Steven D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal continence; Ileal pouch anal anastomosis; Mucosal ulcerative colitis; Rectoanal inhibitory reflex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; ILEOANAL ANASTOMOSIS; ILEOSTOMY; ILEUM POUCH; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE PARAMETERS; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROCTOCOLECTOMY; RATING SCALE; RECTOANAL INHIBITORY REFLEX; RECTUM; REFLEX; SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA; SPOTTING; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANUS DISEASES; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLONIC POUCHES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCTOCOLECTOMY, RESTORATIVE; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037319867     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6519-z     Document Type: Article

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