Biofeedback training is useful in fecal incontinence but disappointing in constipation
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum1994Vol. 37(12), pp. 1271–1276
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James Keck, Raymond J. Staniunas, John A. Coller, Richard C. Barrett, Mary E. Oster, David J. Schoetz, Patricia L. Roberts, John Murray, Malcolm C. Veidenheimer
Abstract
Biofeedback helped 73 percent of patients with fecal incontinence, and its use should be considered regardless of the cause or severity of incontinence or of results on initial manometry. In contrast, biofeedback directed at correcting paradoxic external sphincter contraction has been disappointing.
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