Functional changes after physiotherapy in fecal incontinence

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 515-521

  Dobben, Annette C ^a   Terra, Maaike P ^a   Berghmans, Bary ^b   Deutekom, Marije ^a   Boeckxstaens, Guy E E ^a   Janssen, Lucas W M ^c   Bossuyt, Patrick M M ^a   Stoker, Jaap ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anorectal function testing; Anorectal manometry; Fecal incontinence; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; RECTUM MUCOSA; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSATION;

ANAL CANAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746347690     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-005-0049-6     Document Type: Article

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