Three-dimensional endoanal ultrasonography of external anal sphincter defects in patients with faecal incontinence: Correlation with symptoms and manometry

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 449-453

  Wasserberg, N ^a,b   Mazaheri, A ^a   Petrone, P ^a   Tulchinsky, H ^b   Kaufman, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anal manometry; External anal sphincter; Faecal incontinence; Three dimensional endoanal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952507528     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02208.x     Document Type: Article

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