Anorectal stimulation causes increased colonic motor activity in subjects with spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-35

  Korsten, Mark A ^a   Singal, Ashwani K ^b   Monga, Amit ^b   Chaparala, Geeta ^b   Khan, Amir M ^b   Palmon, Ron ^b   Mendoza, John Reagan D ^b   Lirio, Juan P ^b   Rosman, Alan S ^b   Spungen, Ann ^b   Bauman, William A ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anorectal colonic reflex; Colonic motility; Digital rectal stimulation; Neurogenic bowel; Paraplegia; Spinal cord injury; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESCENDING COLON; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RECTUM; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 34047125303     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2007.11753911     Document Type: Article

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