Sacral nerve stimulation can improve continence in patients with Crohn's disease with internal and external anal sphincter disruption

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 924-927

  Vitton, Véronique ^a   Gigout, Julie ^a   Grimaud, Jean Charles ^a   Bouvier, Michel ^a   Desjeux, Ariadne ^a   Orsoni, Pierre ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Anoperineal lesions; Crohn's disease; Fecal incontinence; Internal and external anal sphincters disruption; Sacral nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FECES; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION; SACRAL PLEXUS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; CROHN DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44749084543     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-008-9209-4     Document Type: Article

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