Review paper
Bioelectric neuromodulation for gastrointestinal disorders: effectiveness and mechanisms
Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 89 - 105
Published: Nov 2, 2018
Abstract
The gastrointestinal tract has extensive, surgically accessible nerve connections with the central nervous system. This provides the opportunity to exploit rapidly advancing methods of nerve stimulation to treat gastrointestinal disorders. Bioelectric neuromodulation technology has considerably advanced in the past decade, but sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence currently remains the only neuromodulation protocol in general use for...
Paper Details
Title
Bioelectric neuromodulation for gastrointestinal disorders: effectiveness and mechanisms
Published Date
Nov 2, 2018
Volume
16
Issue
2
Pages
89 - 105