Faecal incontinence in patients with systemic sclerosis: Is an impaired internal anal sphincter the only cause?

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 462-466

  Fynne, L ^a   Worsoe J ^a   Laurberg, S ^a   Krogh, K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE PLANIMETRY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLON; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RECTUM; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 83455220036     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2011.579575     Document Type: Article

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