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Clinical Measurement in Coloproctology

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Abstract

Lesions associated with colonic and rectal dysfunction and with problems of the pelvic floor of neurological causation will be considered in the following order: central, spinal, nerve roots, peripheral nerves and ganglion nerve cells, with functional disorders which have neurological involvement but cannot be classified anatomically.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, B15 2TH, Birmingham, UK

    Devinder Kumar PhD, FRCS (Senior Lecturer in Surgery, Honorary Consultant Surgeon) (Senior Lecturer in Surgery, Honorary Consultant Surgeon)

  2. Cork Regional Hospital, Cork, Republic of Ireland

    David J. Waldron MCh, FRCS, FRCSI (Senior Registrar in Surgery) (Senior Registrar in Surgery)

  3. The Surgical Unit, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, E1 1BB, London, UK

    Norman S. Williams MS, FRCS (Director) (Director)

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Smith, A.N., Binnie, N.R. (1991). Neurological Disorders. In: Kumar, D., Waldron, D.J., Williams, N.S. (eds) Clinical Measurement in Coloproctology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1822-0_9

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