Descending perineum syndrome: Are abdominal hysterectomy and bowel habits linked?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2094-2099

  Pucciani, Filippo ^a   Boni, Daniele ^a   Perna, Federico ^a   Bassotti, Gabrio ^b   Bellini, Massimo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anorectal manometry; Bowel habits; Defecography; Descending perineum syndrome; Fecal incontinence; Hysterectomy; Pelvic organ prolapse

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECOGRAPHY; DESCENDING PERINEUM SYNDROME; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM PROLAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CONSTIPATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; PERINEUM; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME;

EID: 29844433616     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-005-0163-0     Document Type: Article

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