Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvic floor in patients with idiopathic combined fecal and urinary incontinence

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-82

  Eguare, Emmanuel I ^a   Neary, Paul ^a   Crosbie, James ^a   Johnston, Sean M ^a   Beddy, Peter ^a   McGovern, Bernadette ^a   Torreggiani, William C ^a   Conlon, Kevin C ^a   Keane, Frank B V ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Combined fecal and urinary incontinence; Levator ani muscle; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS FLOOR; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 1642464589     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2003.09.017     Document Type: Article

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