Peripheral neuromodulation via posterior tibial nerve stimulation - A potential treatment for faecal incontinence?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 385-390

  Findlay, John M ^a   Yeung, Justin M C ^a   Robinson, Rachel ^b   Greaves, Helen ^b   Maxwell Armstrong, Charles ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Ilkeston Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faecal; Incontinence; Neuromodulation; PTNS; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIAL NERVE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL NERVE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955299699     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588410X12628812459652     Document Type: Article

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