Anorectal and perineal pain: New pathophysiological hypothesis

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-83

  Mazza, L ^a   Formento, E ^a   Fonda, G ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coccygodynia; Levator ani syndrome; Perineal pain; Proctalgia fugax; Rectal pain

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DILTIAZEM; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ALCOCK CANAL SYNDROME; ANORECTAL PAIN; COCCYGEAL BONE; COCCYGODYNIA; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; LEVATOR ANI SYNDROME; MASSAGE; MUSCLE SPASM; NERVE COMPRESSION; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS FLOOR DYSSYNERGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERINEUM PAIN; PROCTALGIA FUGAX; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUDENDAL NERVE; REVIEW; STRESS;

EID: 4344713077     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-004-0060-x     Document Type: Review

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