Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 420-426 , December 2008

Practical Performance of Defecography for the Evaluation of Constipation and Incontinence

  • Darren Brennan, MD
    • ,
  • Gethin Williams, MD, PhD
    • ,
  • Jonathan Kruskal, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Jonathan Kruskal, MD, PhD, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215

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doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2008.10.003

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 420-426 , December 2008

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