Clinical presentation of fecal incontinence and anorectal function: What is the relationship?

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 351-361

  Deutekom, Marije ^a,b   Dobben, Annette C ^a   Terra, Maaike P ^a   Engel, Alexander F ^a   Stoker, Jaap ^a   Bossuyt, Patrick M M ^a   Boeckxstaens, Guy E E ^b  

^a ZAANS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URGE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; ANAL CANAL; DEFECATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33846504788     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00927.x     Document Type: Article

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