Sacral nerve stimulation for treatment of fecal incontinence in a patient with muscular dystrophy: Report of a case

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1409-1411

  Buntzen, Steen ^a   Rasmussen, Ole Ø ^b   Ryhammer, Allan M ^a   Sørensen, Michael ^b   Laurberg, Søren ^a   Christiansen, John ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Department of Surgery D ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Muscular dystrophy; Sacral nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON MOTILITY; ELECTRODE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NERVE STIMULATION; SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION; SOCIAL LIFE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444285325     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0542-y     Document Type: Article

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