Mild and severe anal incontinence after lateral internal sphincterotomy: Risk factors, postoperative anatomical findings and quality of life

European Surgical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-31

  Kement, M ^a   Karabulut, M ^a   Gezen, F C ^a   Demirbas, S ^b   Vural, S ^a   Oncel, M ^a,c  

^a DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; Endoanal ultrasound; Lateral internal sphincterotomy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT FORM 36; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THICKNESS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79955555586     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: 14219921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324902     Document Type: Article

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