A longitudinal assessment of bowel related symptoms and fecal incontinence following radical perineal prostatectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2220-2224

  Dahm, Philipp ^a   Silverstein, Ari D ^a   Weizer, Alon Z ^a   Young, Matthew D ^a   Vieweg, Johannes ^a   Albala, David M ^a   Paulson, David F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Prostatectomy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0037611182     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000065116.20997.a3     Document Type: Article

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