Anal physiology testing in fecal incontinence: Is it of any value?

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 277-282

  Zutshi, Massarat ^a   Salcedo, Levilester ^a   Hammel, Jeffrey ^a   Hull, Tracy ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal canal length; Anal manometry; Fecal incontinence; Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale; Fecal Incontinence Severity Index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649239141     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0830-z     Document Type: Article

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