Sacral neuromodulation for the treatment of chronic functional anorectal pain: A single center experience

Pain Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-53

  Govaert, Bas ^a   Melenhorst, Jarno ^a   van Kleef, Maarten ^a   van Gemert, Wim G ^a   Baeten, Cor G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Functional anorectal pain; Sacral nerve stimulation; Sacral neuromodulation; Therapy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FUNCTIONAL ANORECTAL PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77249132559     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2009.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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