Combined ischemic and neuropathic insult to the anal canal in an animal model of obstetric-related

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-41

  Griffin, Trauma K M ^a   O'Herlihy, C ^a   O'Connell, P R ^b   Jones, J F X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cortical evoked potentials; Fecal incontinence; Pelvic distension

Indexed keywords

ANAL CANAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY FLOW; LABOR; LABOR COMPLICATION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGENATION; PELVIS INJURY; RAT; SIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; BALLOON DILATION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; ISCHEMIA; MODELS, ANIMAL; PELVIC FLOOR; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PUDENDAL NERVE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84863407907     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e318236dcab     Document Type: Article

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