Systematic review of sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence and constipation

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1559-1569

  Jarrett, M E D ^a   Mowatt, G ^b   Glazener, C M A ^b   Fraser, C ^b   Nicholls, R J ^a   Grant, A M ^b   Kamm, M A ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DATA BASE; ELECTRONICS; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; REVIEW; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SAFETY; SKIN INFECTION; SPINAL NERVE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

CONSTIPATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MANOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 10244235297     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4796     Document Type: Review

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