Biofeedback therapy in fecal incontinence and constipation

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1133-1141

  Enck, P ^a   Van Der Voort, I R ^b   Klosterhalfen, S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofeedback therapy; Constipation; Incontinence

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; LAXATIVE;

BIOFEEDBACK THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MANOMETRY; MEDLINE; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT;

BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; CONSTIPATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PUBMED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349686647     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01345.x     Document Type: Review

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