The physiology of continence and evacuation

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 477-485

  Bajwa, Adeel ^a   Fellow, Research ^a   Emmanuel, Anton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anorectal physiology; continence; defecation; rectal compliance

Indexed keywords

ANAL CANAL; ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; COLON DILATATION; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; PELVIS FLOOR; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANAL CANAL; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; PELVIC FLOOR; PRESSURE; RECTUM; REFLEX; VOLITION;

EID: 67651227410     PISSN: 15216918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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