Spinal cord stimulation for constipated patients

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1196-

  Pescatori, Mario ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COLON MOTILITY; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; NERVE STIMULATION; PACEMAKER; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68049139005     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181ab3a4a     Document Type: Letter

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