Sacral nerve stimulation induces changes in the pelvic floor and rectum that improve continence and quality of life

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 636-644

  Otto, Susanne Dorothea ^a   Burmeister, Stefanie ^a   Buhr, Heinz J ^a   Kroesen, Anton ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Pelvic floor; Quality of life; Rectal perception; Sacral nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MANOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950518209     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-1122-1     Document Type: Article

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