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Electromyography in the management of the incompetent anal sphincter

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Complete and partial anal incontinence and complete rectal prolapse tax the ingenuity of the surgeon and the well-being of his patient. Electromyographic evaluation of the sphincter has been helpful in rehabilitating it where possible or in selecting an appropriate surgical repair procedure when indicated.

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  1. From the Section on Proctology of the Department of Surgery, Jefferson Medical College Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Benjamin Haskell M.D. & Harold Rovner M.D.

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  1. Benjamin Haskell M.D.
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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, Cleveland, Ohio, June 20 to 22, 1966.

John W. Goldschmidt, M.D., Director; Josephine A. W. Richardson, M.D., Assistant Director.

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Haskell, B., Rovner, H. Electromyography in the management of the incompetent anal sphincter. Dis Colon Rectum 10, 81–84 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617351

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