Anal manometry: A comparison of techniques

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1033-1038

  Simpson, Richard R ^a   Kennedy, Michael L ^b   Nguyen, M Hung ^c   Dinning, Philip G ^b   Lubowski, David Z ^b,d  

^a GOSFORD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Launceston General   (Australia)

^d St George Private Medical Center   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anal manometry; Anal pressure; Fecal incontinence; Microballoon; Microtransducer; Peritron; Water perfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; RECTUM; STANDARDIZATION;

AGED; ANAL CANAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EVALUATION STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 33745964590     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-006-0549-7     Document Type: Article

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