Radiofrequency treatment for fecal incontinence: Is it effective long-term?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 605-610

  Abbas, Maher A ^a   Tam, Michael S ^a   Chun, Linda J ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Radiofrequency treatment; SECCA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; BIRTH INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINE INJURY; SWELLING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VULVA DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFECATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFECATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863562831     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e3182415406     Document Type: Review

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