Control of defecation in patients with spinal injuries by stimulation of sacral anterior nerve roots.

OBJECTIVE--To observe the effects of stimulation of the sacral anterior roots on anorectal and low colonic pressures and to programme implanted stimulators to produce defecation. DESIGN--Prospective study of 12 consecutive patients. SETTING--Spinal injuries unit and university gastrointestinal physi...

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Main Authors: MacDonagh, R P, Sun, W M, Smallwood, R, Forster, D, Read, N W
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1990
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1663181/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2372600
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