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Repeatability of innervation zone identification in the external anal sphincter muscle [PDF]
, 2010 Knowledge of the distribution of the innervation zones (IZs) of the external anal sphincter (EAS) may be useful for preventing anal sphincter incompetence during vaginal delivery.
Davico, E. +5 more
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Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2016 Surgery is the most efficacious treatment for postprostatectomy incontinence. The ideal surgical approach depends on a variety of patient factors including history of prior incontinence surgery or radiation treatment, bladder contractility, severity of ...
C. Comiter, A. Dobberfuhl
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"SPHINCTER STRETCHING IN CONSTIPATION." [PDF]
The Lancet, 1898 n ...
Allingham, HerbertW, Westmorland, J.
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Artificial urinary sphincter [PDF]
Translational Andrology and Urology, 2017 Although currently still the gold standard treatment for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence, the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) (AMS800) is an invasive procedure with associated risks factors. In this paper, we aim to outline what the scientific literature and what we personally believe are the factors that are useful and/or necessary to ...
William O. Brant, Francisco Martins
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Three-Dimensional Myoarchitecture of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and Esophageal Hiatus Using Optical Sectioning Microscopy. [PDF]
, 2017 Studies to date have failed to reveal the anatomical counterpart of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). We assessed the LES and esophageal hiatus morphology using a block containing the human LES and crural diaphragm, serially sectioned at 50 μm ...
Cheng, Leo K +3 more
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A nursing assessment tool for adults with fecal incontinence. [PDF]
, 2000 Fecal incontinence affects slightly more than 1% of community-dwelling adults. This article describes an assessment format, with a research basis when available, that has been developed in a specialist nursing clinic in the United Kingdom.
Chelvanayagam, Sonya, Norton, C.
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Hypertensive Pancreatic Sphincter [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 1998 Major papilla pancreatic sphincter dysfunction, a variant of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, causes pancreatitis or pancreatic‐type pain. Endoscopic manometry as performed at endoscopic retrograde cholangiography is the most commonly used method to identify sphincter dysfunction.
Stuart Sherman, Glen A. Lehman
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Preoperative chemoradiation versus radiation alone for stage II and III resectable rectal cancer [PDF]
, 2013 Background : Preoperative radiotherapy (RT) decreases local recurrence rate and improves survival in stage II and III rectal cancer patients. The combination of chemotherapy with RT has a sound radiobiological rationale, and phase II trials of combined ...
Ceelen, Wim +2 more
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Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2014 IMPORTANCE Abdominal pain after cholecystectomy is common and may be attributed to sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. Management often involves endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with manometry and sphincterotomy.
P. Cotton +20 more
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Role of differentially expressed microRNA-139-5p in the regulation of phenotypic internal anal sphincter smooth muscle tone. [PDF]
, 2017 The present study focused on the role of microRNA-139-5p (miRNA-139-5p) in the regulation of basal tone in internal anal sphincter (IAS). Applying genome-wide miRNA microarrays on the phenotypically distinct smooth muscle cells (SMCs) within the rat ...
Addya, Sankar +7 more
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