Biofeedback Is Superior to Laxatives for Normal Transit Constipation Due to Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia

Gastroenterology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 333-334

  Van Outryve, Marc ^a   Pelckmans, Paul ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; BALLOON; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS FLOOR DYSSYNERGIA; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 33745743902     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.05.031     Document Type: Letter

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