Radiofrequency waves in the treatment of faecal incontinence. Preliminary report;Wstçpne wyniki zastosowania fal o czȩstotliwości radiowej w leczeniu nietrzymania stolca

Proktologia

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-143

  Waga, Piotr ^a   Jaśko, Katarzyna ^a   Kenig, Jakub ^a   Herman, Roman Maria ^a   Nowak, Wojciech ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter injury; Anorectal manometry; Faecal incontinence; Remodeling of sphincters by radiofrequency waves; Secca procedure

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949421771     PISSN: 16405382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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