Anterior Anal Sphincter Repair for Fecal Incontinence: Good Longterm Results Are Possible

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-46

  Maslekar, Sushil ^a   Gardiner, Angela B ^a   Duthie, Graeme Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; FECAL INCONTINENCE QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEXNER SCORE TYPE QUESTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; DEFECATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845607524     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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