Evolving therapy for fecal incontinence

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1950-1967

  Tan, Jane J Y ^a   Chan, Miranda ^a   Tjandra, Joe J ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial bowel sphincter; Dynamic graciloplasty; Fecal incontinence; Sacral nerve stimulation; Sphincteroplasty

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ATROPINE; BULKING AGENT; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; DIPHENOXYLATE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; ION EXCHANGE RESIN; LOPERAMIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLACEBO; POLITEF; SILICONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALGORITHM; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOSTOMY; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOPROSTHESIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GRACILIS FLAP; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NERVE STIMULATION; REVIEW; SPHINCTER; SPHINCTEROPLASTY; STOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ALGORITHMS; ANAL CANAL; ANTIDIARRHEALS; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35948990043     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9009-2     Document Type: Review

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