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The first report on the effect of sacral neuromodulation on intestinal transit time and colonic motility in chronic constipation

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Pescatori, M. The first report on the effect of sacral neuromodulation on intestinal transit time and colonic motility in chronic constipation. Tech Coloproctol 26, 405–406 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-021-02533-5

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