Outcome of transanal irrigation for bowel dysfunction in patients with spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 560-567

  Christensen, Peter ^a   Bazzocchi, Gabriele ^b   Coggrave, Maureen ^c   Abel, Rainer ^d   Hulting, Claes ^e   Krogh, Klaus ^a   Media, Shwan ^f   Laurberg, Søren ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Constipation; Fecal incontinence; Neurogenic bowel dysfunction; Quality of life; Spinal cord injuries; Transanal irrigation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS CONTINENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSANAL LAVAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 58149311183     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2008.11754571     Document Type: Conference Paper

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