Fecal incontinence - A review

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-46

  Bellicini, Nicolas ^a,b   Molloy, Peter J ^a,b   Caushaj, Phillip ^a,b   Kozlowski, Pamelasue ^a,b  

^a WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorectal manometry; Artificial anal sphincter; Biofeedback; Colonic transit time; Defecography; Electromyography; Endorectal ultrasound (EUS); Fecal incontinence; Puborectalis muscle; Voluntary sphincter

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LAXATIVE; LOPERAMIDE; METHYLCELLULOSE;

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; DEFECOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); COLOSTOMY; DEFECOGRAPHY; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM;

EID: 37249002324     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-9819-z     Document Type: Review

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