Accuracy of anorectal manometry in patients with fecal incontinence

Digestion

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 78-85

  Pehl, C ^a,b   Seidl, H ^a   Scalercio, N ^a   Gundling, F ^a   Schmidt, T ^a   Schepp, W ^a   Labermeyer, S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Vilsbiburg Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy; ROC analysis; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BALLOON VOLUME AT FIRST PERCEPTION; BALLOON VOLUME AT URGE SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGESTIVE TRACT PARAMETERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN RESTING PRESSURE; MEAN SQUEEZE PRESSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84864095347     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: 14219867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338954     Document Type: Article

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