Anorectal Physiology and Pathophysiology in the Elderly

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 95-106

  Yu, Siegfried W B ^a   Rao, Satish S C ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related cellular dysfunction; Anorectal pathophysiology; Constipation; Elderly; Fecal incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANUS SPHINCTER; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; COLON MOTILITY; CONSTIPATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; ONSET AGE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; URGE INCONTINENCE;

AGE-RELATED CELLULAR DYSFUNCTION; ANORECTAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; CONSTIPATION; ELDERLY; FECAL INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGING; ANAL CANAL; CELL AGING; COLON; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FECAL INCONTINENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84888168685     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: 18798853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2013.10.003     Document Type: Review

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