A review of sacral nerve stimulation for the treatment of faecal incontinence

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 75-80

  Kenefick, Nick J ^a,c   Christiansen, J ^b  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faecal incontinence; Sacral nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANUS; COLOSTOMY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIS FLOOR; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPINAL ROOT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842432611     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-8910.2004.00610.x     Document Type: Review

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