Treatments of faecal incontinence: Recommendations from the French national society of coloproctology

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 159-166

  Vitton, V ^a   Soudan, D ^b   Siproudhis, L ^c   Abramowitz, L ^d   Bouvier, M ^a   Faucheron, J L ^e   Leroi, A M ^f   Meurette, G ^g   Pigot, F ^h   Damon, H ⁱ  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

^f ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^h Hopital Bagatelle   (France)

ⁱ EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Coloproctology; Faecal incontinence; National recommendations

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; BULKING AGENT; COLESTYRAMINE; ENEMA; LAXATIVE;

ALGORITHM; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTESTINE LAVAGE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUCILAGE; NERVE STIMULATION; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION; SPHINCTEROPLASTY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COLOPROCTOLOGY; FAECAL INCONTINENCE; NATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS;

ANAL CANAL; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CHOLESTYRAMINE RESIN; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; LOPERAMIDE; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; PLANT MUCILAGE; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893818233     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12410     Document Type: Article

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