A washing toilet seat with a CCD camera monitor to stimulate bowel movement in patients with spinal cord injury

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 200-204

  Uchikawa, Ken ^a,c   Takahashi, Hidetoshi ^b   Deguchi, Genbu ^a   Liu, Meigen ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION MURAYAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anal Sphincter; Bowel Dysfunction; Defecation; Rectal Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CAMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFECATION DISORDER; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; PERSONAL MONITORING; RATING SCALE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STIMULATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

DEFECATION; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF CARE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847209175     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3180320edf     Document Type: Article

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