Radio-frequency energy delivery to the anal canal for the treatment of fecal incontinence

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 915-922

  Takahashi, Takeshi ^a   Garcia Osogobio, Sandra ^a   Valdovinos, Miguel Angel ^a   Mass, Wilbert ^a   Jimenez, Ramiro ^a   Jauregui, Luis Alfonso ^a   Bobadilla, Juan ^a   Belmonte, Carlos ^b   Edelstein, Peter S ^c   Utley, David S ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL CENTRAL MILITAR   (Mexico)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal canal; Anorectal manometry; Fecal incontinence; Injury; Radio frequency; Sphincter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUDENDAL NERVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIO WAVES; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18444384793     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6328-4     Document Type: Article

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