Sacral neuromodulation in patients with fecal incontinence: A single-center study

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1350-1357

  Uludağ, Özenç ^a   Koch, Sacha M P ^a   van Gemert, Wim G ^a   Dejong, Cees H C ^a   Baeten, Cor G M I ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Nerve stimulation; Peripheral neural evaluation; Sacral neuromodulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFECATION; ELECTRODE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PACEMAKER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECTUM RESECTION; SACRUM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRODES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444345355     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0589-9     Document Type: Article

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