Anterior anal sphincter repair can be of long term benefit: A 12-year case cohort from a single surgeon

BMC Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Grey, Benjamin R ^a   Sheldon, Rowena R ^a   Telford, Karen J ^a   Kiff, Edward S ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANAL CANAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FECAL INCONTINENCE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; COHORT STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846896649     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-7-1     Document Type: Article

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