Areflexic, or flaccid, bladder and bowels occur when the spinal cord injury is low enough to damage the cauda equina and alpha motor neurons. It also occurs in all spinal cord injury patients during ...
The FDA has issued Medtronic clearance to market the InterStim sacral nerve stimulation therapy system for people with chronic fecal incontinence. The pacemaker-like device has already been FDA ...
Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Chronic constipation may cause ...