The management of anal incontinence

Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 125-140

  Wright Jr , Johnnie ^a,b   Gehrich, Alan P ^a   Albright, Todd S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; Fecal incontinence; Sacral neuromodulation; Sphincteroplasty

Indexed keywords

ALOSETRON; AMITRIPTYLINE; ATROPINE; ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; BENEFIBER; BILE SALT BINDING AGENT; BISACODYL; BISMUTH SALICYLATE; BULKING AGENT; CASCARA; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; COLESTIPOL; COLESTYRAMINE; DIGOXIN; DIPHENOXYLATE; ISPAGULA; KAOLIN PECTIN; LACTULOSE; LOPERAMIDE; MACROGOL; MACROGOL 3350; METHYLCELLULOSE; OPIATE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POLYCARBOPHIL CALCIUM; SENNA EXTRACT; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; SORBITOL; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ANUS DISEASE; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EUPHORIA; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TOXIC MEGACOLON;

EID: 33745353837     PISSN: 15425983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.spv.0000217397.92100.11     Document Type: Review

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