What causes chronic idiopathic perineal pain?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1035-1039

  Hompes, R ^a   Jones, O M ^a   Cunningham, C ^a   Lindsey, Ian ^a  

^a Pelvic Floor Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC PERINEAL PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM PROLAPSE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; CHRONIC PAIN; DEFECATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PERINEUM; RECTAL PROLAPSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051727019     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02422.x     Document Type: Article

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