Physiologic Variables That Predict the Outcome of Treatment for Fecal Incontinence

Gastroenterology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Prather, Charlene M ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFECATION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES IMPACTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUDENDAL NERVE; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; SKIN SENSATION; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0347362557     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2003.10.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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