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An implanted neuromuscular stimulator for fecal continence following previously implanted gracilis muscle

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A young woman had been treated previously with a gracilis muscle transposition because of anal atresia thus enabling her to maintain continence by active muscle contraction, which, however, she could sustain for only a few minutes. Implantation of a neuromuscular stimulator resulted in perfectly controllable sphincter function.

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  1. Department of Surgery of the Academic Hospital, University of Limburg, P.O. Box 1918, 6201 BX, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    C. Baeten M.D., F. Spaans M.D. & A. Fluks

  2. Department of Clinical Neurophysiology of the Academic Hospital, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    C. Baeten M.D., F. Spaans M.D. & A. Fluks

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Baeten, C., Spaans, F. & Fluks, A. An implanted neuromuscular stimulator for fecal continence following previously implanted gracilis muscle. Dis Colon Rectum 31, 134–137 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02562646

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