Randomized clinical trial comparing conservative and surgical treatment of neurogenic faecal incontinence

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1131-1137

  Osterberg A ^a,b   Edebol Eeg Olofsson, K ^a   Hallden M ^a   Graf, W ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MORA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL PLUG ELECTROSTIMULATION; ANORECTAL MANOVOLUMETRY; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVALUATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; LEVATORPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS FLOOR; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEFECATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444243079     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4577     Document Type: Article

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