Surgical strategies for faecal incontinence - A decision analysis between dynamic graciloplasty, artificial bowel sphincter and end stoma

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 577-586

  Tan, E K ^a   Vaizey, C ^b   Cornish, J ^a   Darzi, A ^a   Tekkis, Paris P ^a,b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; Artificial bowel sphincter; Dynamic graciloplasty; Electrically stimulated gracilis neosphincter; End stoma; Faecal incontinence

Indexed keywords

ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL BOWEL SPHINCTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC GRACILOPLASTY; END STOMA; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANAL CANAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; PROBABILITY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SURGICAL STOMAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44949212883     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2007.01418.x     Document Type: Article

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