The effect of sacral nerve stimulation on distal colonic motility in patients with faecal incontinence

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 959-968

  Patton, V ^a,c   Wiklendt, L ^d   Arkwright, J W ^e   Lubowski, D Z ^a,b,d   Dinning, P G ^d,f  

^a Departments of Anorectal Physiology   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

^f FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EQUIPMENT; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MANOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONOSCOPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879321089     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9114     Document Type: Article

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