Life threatening haemorrhage after electrode removal: A severe complication following sacral nerve stimulation procedure for the treatment of faecal incontinence

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Faucheron, J L ^a   Herault, M C ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERTAPENEM; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODE REMOVAL; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; LIFE THREATENING HEMORRHAGE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION; SACRUM;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SACRUM; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84856747459     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02794.x     Document Type: Note

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