Abstract
The maintenance of fecal continence, both control of bowel content and bowel emptying, is a result of the integrated function of the rectal reservoir system, the distal colon, sphincteric outlet resistance, and the sensory lining of the anal canal. Their functional interaction is attained by a convergence of somatomotor, somatosensory, and autonomic innervation, mediated by fibers traveling with the sacral spinal nerves. Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) potentially effects all of these functions. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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Matzel, K. E. (2010). Sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence. In Anorectal and Colonic Diseases: A Practical Guide to Their Management (pp. 443–452). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69419-9_27
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