Advances in diagnostic assessment of fecal incontinence and dyssynergic defecation

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Rao, Satish S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal Ultrasound; Anorectal Manometry; Rectal Compliance; Rectal Sensation; Wireless Motility Capsule

Indexed keywords

ANAL CANAL; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; BAROSTAT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOOD INTAKE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS FLOOR; PRESSURE SENSATION; RECTUM; REVIEW; SENSORY EVALUATION;

EID: 77958484565     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.06.004     Document Type: Review

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