Systematic review of safety and effectiveness of an artificial bowel sphincter for faecal incontinence

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 665-672

  Mundy, L ^a   Merlin, T L ^a   Maddern, G J ^a   Hiller, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENEMA;

ARTIFICIAL BOWEL SPHINCTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINENCE; DATA BASE; DEVICE; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EROSION; EXPLANT; FECES IMPACTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERNET; MANOMETRY; MORTALITY; PAIN; PHLEBITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTOCELE; REIMPLANTATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; URETHRA FISTULA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ANAL CANAL; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942575878     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4587     Document Type: Review

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