Artificial anal sphincter for severe fecal incontinence implanted by a transvaginal approach: Experience with 32 patients treated at one institution

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1155-1160

  Michot, F ^a   Lefebure, B ^a   Bridoux, V ^a   Gourcerol, G ^a   Kianifard, B ^a   Leroi, A M ^a   Tuech, J J ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial anal sphincter; Fecal incontinence; Implantation; Transvaginal approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS ATRESIA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL ANUS SPHINCTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE REMOVAL; DYSPAREUNIA; FATALITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; PERINEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANAL CANAL; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFECATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VAGINA;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; DEFECATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA;

EID: 77956193153     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181e19d68     Document Type: Article

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