Reassessing artificial bowel sphincters

被引:20
作者
Malouf, AJ
Vaizey, CJ
Kamm, MA
Nicholls, RJ
机构
[1] Middlesex Hosp, London W1N 8AA, England
[2] St Marks Hosp, Dept Physiol, London HA1 3UJ, England
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10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02409-0
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The artificial sphincter has now been used for the treatment of patients with faecal incontinence since 1996. Presently, results in the UK do not match those reported from the rest of Europe, with infection caused by meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus being the most common cause of failure.
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页码:2219 / 2220
页数:2
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