Fecal incontinence: Up to date on pathophysiology and treatment

Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 379-384

  Altomare, D F ^a   Rinaldi, M ^a   Cuccia, F ^a   Lemma, M ^a   Giuratrabocchetta, S ^a   Giuliani, R T ^a   De Fazio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence, physiopathology; Therapeutics; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; BULKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS;

EID: 75749098162     PISSN: 00264776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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