Anal sphincter structure and function relationships in aging and fecal incontinence

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 559.e1-559.e5

  Lewicky Gaupp, Christina ^a   Hamilton, Quinn ^a   Ashton Miller, James ^a,b   Huebner, Markus ^c   DeLancey, John O L ^a   Fenner, Dee E ^a  

^a Division of Gynecologic Oncology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

aging; external anal sphincter; fecal incontinence; internal anal sphincter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; COLON DILATATION; DEFECATION HABIT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 64249155871     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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