Distensibility of the anal canal in patients with systemic sclerosis: A study with the functional lumen imaging probe

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

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

^a Neurogastroenterology Unit   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

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

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; Faecal incontinence; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LUMEN IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 84871666744     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12063     Document Type: Article

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