The artificial bowel sphincter for faecal incontinence: A single centre study

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-111

  Melenhorst, Jarno ^a   Koch, Sacha M ^b   van Gemert, Wim G ^a   Baeten, Cor G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Artificial bowel sphincter; Faecal incontinence; Single centre

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMPLANTATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 36348954994     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-007-0357-0     Document Type: Article

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