A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial of placement of the artificial bowel sphincter (Acticon Neosphincter) for the control of fecal incontinence

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1852-1860

  O'Brien, Paul E ^a   Dixon, John B ^a   Skinner, Stewart ^a   Laurie, Cheryl ^a   Khera, Angela ^b   Fonda, David ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Caulfield General Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial bowel sphincter; Clinical trial; Controlled; Fecal incontinence; Prospective; Randomized

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVICE; EXPLANT; FECES IMPACTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11244300852     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0717-6     Document Type: Article

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