Customized biofeedback therapy improves results in fecal incontinence

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 210-214

  Martínez Puente, Ma del Carmen ^a   Pascual Montero, José Antonio ^a,b   García Olmo, Damián ^c  

^a Instituto Coloproctológico   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Fecal incontinence; Manometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1942531985     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-003-0537-5     Document Type: Article

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