Rectal motility in patients with idiopathic fecal incontinence: A study with impedance planimetry

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1308-1314

  Worsoe J ^a   Michelsen, H B ^a   Buntzen, S ^a   Laurberg, S ^a   Krogh, K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Gastrocolic response; Rectal motility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE DISTENSION; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RECTUM MOTILITY; TENSION; AGED; ANAL CANAL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; IMPEDANCE; MANOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; RECTUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; PRESSURE; RECTUM; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77956644382     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181e5e099     Document Type: Article

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