Long-term outcome and safety of transanal colonic irrigation for neurogenic bowel dysfunction

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 545-549

  Faaborg, P M ^a   Christensen, P ^a   Kvitsau, B ^a   Buntzen, S ^a   Laurberg, S ^a   Krogh, K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Constipation; Faecal incontinence; Neurogenic bowel dysfunction; Spinal cord injury; Transanal irrigation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLON LAVAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROGENIC BOWEL DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSANAL COLONIC IRRIGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROGENIC BOWEL; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651146530     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.159     Document Type: Article

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