title: The disappointing performance of the new "Magnetic Sphincters": a wrong idea or a wrong realization?
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. bormau@tin.it.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bortolotti
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000818:Animals; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D049630:Esophageal Sphincter, Lower / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D059346:Magnets; D016896:Treatment Outcome