Biofeedback versus electrostimulation in treatment of anal sphincter insufficiency

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1607-1613

  Kienle, Peter ^a   Weitz, Jürgen ^a   Koch, Moritz ^a   Benner, Axel ^b   Herfarth, Christian ^a   Schmidt, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter insufficiency; Biofeedback; Electrostimulation; Incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ANUS SPHINCTER INSUFFICIENCEY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042200354     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024728210036     Document Type: Article

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