Determinants of fecal continence in healthy, continent subjects: A comprehensive analysis by anal manometry, rectal barostat and a stool substitute retention test

Digestion

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 46-53

  Fox, Mark ^a,c,d   Thumshirn, Miriam ^a   Frühauf, Heiko ^a   Fried, Michael ^a,b   Schwizer, Werner ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal manometry; Fecal continence; Rectal barostat; Retention test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAROSTAT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM MOTILITY; VISCOSITY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; SENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956589688     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314588     Document Type: Article

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