The ProTect device in the treatment of severe fecal incontinence: Preliminary results of a multicenter trial

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 310-314

  Giamundo, P ^a   Altomare, D F ^b   De Nardi, P ^c   D'Onofrio, V ^d   Infantino, A ^e   Pucciani, F ^f   Rinaldi, M ^b   Romano, G ^d  

^a Hospital Santo Spirito   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d S G MOSCATI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Santa Maria dei Battuti Hospital   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alerting system; Anal plug; Fecal incontinence; Non surgical device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; DEFECATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38649109831     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-007-0371-9     Document Type: Article

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