Development of a novel and highly integrated sphincter prosthesis for therapy of major fecale incontinence based on piezotechnology;German Artificial Sphincter System-GASS: Entwicklung und in vitro evaluation eines neuen vollimplantierbaren hochintegrativen neosphinkters zur therapie der hochgradigen stuhlinkontinenz

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 274-278

  Schrag, Hans J ^a   Padilla, Federico F ^a   Doll, A ^a   Goldschmidtböing, Frank ^a   Woias, Peter ^a   Hopt, Ulrich T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial bowel sphincter; Fecal incontinence; Peristaltic micropump; Sphincter prosthesis

Indexed keywords

CANALS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); RESERVOIRS (WATER);

FECAL INCONTINENCE; MICROPUMP; NEOSPHINCTER; SUPPORT RING (SR);

POLYURETHANES;

POLYURETHAN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FECES INCONTINENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; ISCHEMIA; NONHUMAN; PROSTHESIS; RECTUM; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FECAL INCONTINENCE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SWINE;

EID: 11244283658     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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