Experimental models of neuropathic fecal incontinence: An animal model of childbirth injury to the pudendal nerve and external anal sphincter

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1619-1626

  Healy, C F ^a   O'Herlihy, C ^b   O'Brien, C ^b   O'Connell, P R ^a   Jones, J F X ^b  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Animal model; Fecal incontinence; Pudendal nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SPHINCTER ATROPHY; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; INNERVATION; LABOR; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PUDENDAL NERVE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RECTUM; SIMULATION;

EID: 54949158756     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-008-9283-7     Document Type: Article

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