Low rectal volumes in patients suffering from fecal incontinence: What does it mean?

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 681-682

  Murphy, J ^a   Lunniss, P J ^a   Scott, S M ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LETTER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SENSATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SYMPTOM;

COMPLIANCE; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; RECTUM; SENSATION;

EID: 33645009512     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.02795.x     Document Type: Letter

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