Posterior tibial nerve stimulation and faecal incontinence: A review

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 265-273

  Findlay, John M ^a   Maxwell Armstrong, Charles ^b  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faecal; Incontinence; Neuromodulation; Percutaneous; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 79955943056     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-010-1085-4     Document Type: Review

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