Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS), posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) or acupuncture for the treatment for fecal incontinence: A clinical commentary

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 589-592

  Hulten L ^a   Angeras U ^a   Scaglia, M ^b   Delbro, D ^c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAN LUIGI GONZAGA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Fecal incontinence; Posterior tibial nerve stimulation; Sacral nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MEDICAL CARE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE STIMULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885429229     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: 1128045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-013-0985-z     Document Type: Article

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