Defecographic disorders in anal incontinent women: Relation to symptoms and anal endosonographic patterns

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-146

  Savoye Collet, Céline ^a   Savoye, Guillaume ^a   Koning, Edith ^a   Dacher, Jean Nicolas ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Anal endosonography; Anal incontinence; Defecography; Pelvic floor disorders; Rectum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTEROCELE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS FLOOR DESCENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOCELE; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; DEFECATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 13244288751     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520510012037     Document Type: Article

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