Practice parameters for the treatment of fecal incontinence

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1497-1507

  Tjandra, Joe J ^b   Dykes, Sharon L ^b   Kumar, Ravin R ^b   Ellis, C Neal ^b   Gregorcyk, Sharon G ^b   Hyman, Neil H ^a   Buie, W Donald ^b   Dunn, Gary D ^b   Fleshner, Phillip R ^b   Ko, Clifford Y ^b   Levien, David H ^b   Nelson, Richard L ^b   Newstead, Graham L ^b   Orsay, Charles P ^b   Shellito, Paul C ^b   Ternent, Charles A ^b  

^a FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; BULKING AGENT; CODEINE; DIPHENOXYLATE; ISPAGULA; KAOLIN PECTIN; LOPERAMIDE; METHYLCELLULOSE; OPIATE; SILICONE;

ADDICTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COLOSTOMY; DATA BASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GRACILOPLASTY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; NERVE STIMULATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPHINCTEROPLASTY; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANAL CANAL; COLOSTOMY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR;

EID: 35348852845     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9001-x     Document Type: Article

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