Sacral nerve stimulation: An emerging treatment for faecal incontinence

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1098-1106

  Tjandra, Joe J ^a,c   Lim, Jit Fong ^a   Matzel, Klaus ^b  

^a EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Faecal incontinence; Pudendal neuropathy; Sacral nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PUBLICATION; PUDENDAL NERVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10844220537     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03259.x     Document Type: Review

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