Multimodal rehabilitation for faecal incontinence: Experience of an Italian centre devoted to faecal disorder rehabilitation

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 139-147

  Pucciani, F ^a   Iozzi, L ^a   Masi, A ^a   Cianchi, F ^a   Cortesini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Electrostimulation; Faecal incontinence; Pelviperineal kinesitherapy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; ITALY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0242301127     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-003-0025-5     Document Type: Article

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