Endosonographic elastography of the anal sphincter in patients with fecal incontinence

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-38

  Allgayer, H ^a   Ignee, A ^b   Dietrich, C F ^b  

^a Reha Zentren Baden Württemberg ^*  (Germany)

^b CARITAS KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

External anal sphincter; Fecal incontinence; Internal anal sphincter; Real time elastography; Transanal endosonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLON SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; ELASTOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 73649088272     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365520903383251     Document Type: Article

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