Functional luminal imaging probe: A new technique for dynamic evaluation of mechanical properties of the anal canal

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 451-457

  Luft, F ^a   Fynne, L ^a   Gregersen, H ^b,c   Lundager, F ^d   Buntzen, S ^a   Lundby, L ^a   Laurberg, S ^a   Krogh, K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Sino Danish Center for Education and Research   (Denmark)

^c Sino Danish Center for Education and Research   (China)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anal canal; Biomechanical properties; Fecal incontinence; Functional luminal imaging probe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIGESTIVE DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LUMINAL IMAGING PROBE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERFEROMETRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 84871649351     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: 1128045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-012-0871-0     Document Type: Article

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