The utility of endovaginal sonography in the evaluation of fecal incontinence;Utilidad de la ecografía endovaginal en el estudio de la incontinencia fecal

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 317-322

  Ramírez, José Manuel ^a   Aguilella, V ^a   Martinez M ^a   Gracia, J A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endoanal sonography; Faecal incontinence; Sonography; Vaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAL ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 21744445414     PISSN: 11300108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1130-01082005000500003     Document Type: Article

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