Applied electrophysiology of transposed muscle stimulation: Practical considerations and surgical experience on graciloplasty for faecal incontinence

Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense

Volumn 74, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 84-88

  Seccia, Massimo ^a,b   Lippolis, Piero Vincenzo ^a   Menconi, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Amer Soc for Colon/Rectal Surg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Electrostimulated gracilis transposition; Faecal incontinence; Graciloplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXPERIENCE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FIBER; GRACILIS MUSCLE; GRACILOPLASTY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE TRANSPOSITION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEPSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAINING; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542725026     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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