Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence: Optimizing outcome and managing complications

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Dudding, T C ^a   Hollingshead, J R ^a   Nicholls, R J ^a   Vaizey, C J ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faecal incontinence; Neuromodulation; Neurostimulation; Outcome; Sacral nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CAUTERIZATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; MEDLINE; NEUROMODULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANAL CANAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; REOPERATION;

EID: 79960437841     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02646.x     Document Type: Article

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