Biofeedback therapy plus anal electrostimulation for fecal incontinence: Prognostic factors and effects on anorectal physiology

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 815-821

  Boselli, Adamo Stefano ^a   Pinna, Ferdinando ^a   Cecchini, Stefano ^a   Costi, Renato ^a   Marchesi, Federico ^a   Violi, Vincenzo ^a   Sarli, Leopoldo ^a   Roncoroni, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952428059     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0392-9     Document Type: Article

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