Anal inspection and digital rectal examination compared to anorectal physiology tests and endoanal ultrasonography in evaluating fecal incontinence

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 783-790

  Dobben, Annette C ^a   Terra, Maaike P ^a   Deutekom, Marije ^a   Gerhards, Michael F ^b   Bijnen, A Bart ^c   Felt Bersma, Richelle J F ^d   Janssen, Lucas W M ^e   Bossuyt, Patrick M M ^a   Stoker, Jaap ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Location Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anal inspection; Digital rectal examination; Endoanal ultrasonography; Manometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCAR;

ANAL CANAL; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34249913449     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-006-0217-3     Document Type: Article

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