Immediate results from biofeedback and anorectal electrostimulation in the treatment of paradoxical puborectal muscle contraction in women with obstructed defecation

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of “biofeedback” (BF), electrostimulation (ES), and of the high-fiber diet associated with behavioral therapy in women with obstructed evacuation and paradoxical puborectalis contraction and to compare the results among these three modaliti...

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Main Authors: Germana Mesquita Magalhães, Thiago Brasileiro de Vasconcelos, Sthela Maria Murad Regadas, Vasco Pinheiro Diógenes Bastos, Paulo César de Almeida, Lusmar Rodrigues Veras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936317301144