Relief of fecal incontinence by sacral nerve stimulation linked to focal brain activation

Lilli Lundby, Arne Møller, Steen Buntzen, Klaus Krogh, Kim Vang, Albert Gjedde, Søren Laurberg

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Abstract

This study aimed to test the hypothesis that sacral nerve stimulation affects afferent vagal projections to the central nervous system associated with frontal cortex activation in patients with fecal incontinence.
Original languageEnglish
JournalDiseases of the Colon and Rectum
Volume54
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)318-23
Number of pages6
ISSN0012-3706
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2011

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cerebrovascular Circulation
  • Cohort Studies
  • Electric Stimulation Therapy
  • Electrodes, Implanted
  • Fecal Incontinence
  • Female
  • Frontal Lobe
  • Humans
  • Lumbosacral Plexus
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Treatment Outcome

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