Triple target treatment (3T) is more effective than biofeedback alone for anal incontinence: The 3T-AI study

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1007-1016

  Schwandner, Thilo ^a   König, Inke R ^b,c   Heimerl, Tankred ^a   Kierer, Walter ^d   Roblick, Michael ^a   Bouchard, Ralf ^b   Unglaube, Thorsten ^e   Holch, Philipp ^f   Ziegler, Andreas ^b,c   Kolbert, Gerd ^g  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^d Center for Rectal Disease   (Germany)

^e Waldfriede Hospital   (Germany)

^f Flexible Endoscopy   (Germany)

^g Center for Colorectal Disease Hanover   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; Biofeedback; Cleveland Clinic Score; Conservative treatment; Medium frequency electrostimulation; Randomized clinical trial; St. Mark's score (Vaizey score)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANAL CANAL; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; DEFECATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954406417     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181db7738     Document Type: Article

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