The external anal sphincter and the role of surface electromyography

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 60-67

  Enck, Paul ^a   Hinninghofen, H ^a   Merletti, R ^b   Azpiroz, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

External anal sphincter; Fecal incontinence; Innervation; Pathophysiology; Puborectalis; Surface EMG

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANUS SPHINCTER; DEFECATION DISORDER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 19944368757     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2005.00660.x     Document Type: Review

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