Does magnetic stimulation of sacral nerve roots modify colonic motility? Results of a randomized double-blind sham-controlled study

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-419

  Gallas, S ^a   Gourcerol, G ^a   Ducrotte P ^a   Mosni, G ^a   Menard, J F ^a   Michot, F ^a   Leroi, A M ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Colonic motility; Faecal incontinence; Magnetic stimulation; Sacral nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON MOTILITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; NERVE ROOT; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM MOTILITY;

ADULT; AGED; COLON; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 62449129212     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01228.x     Document Type: Article

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