Abstract | BACKGROUND: DISCUSSION: This review was designed to assess the various surgical options available for fecal incontinence and critically evaluate the evidence behind these procedures. The algorithm in the surgical treatment of fecal incontinence is shifting. Injectable therapy and sacral nerve stimulation are likely to be the mainstay in future treatment of moderate and severe fecal incontinence, respectively. Sphincteroplasty is limited to a small group of patients with isolated defect of the external sphincter. A stoma, although effective, can be avoided in most cases.
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Authors | Jane J Y Tan, Miranda Chan, Joe J Tjandra |
Journal | Diseases of the colon and rectum
(Dis Colon Rectum)
Vol. 50
Issue 11
Pg. 1950-67
(Nov 2007)
ISSN: 0012-3706 [Print] United States |
PMID | 17874167
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Algorithms
- Anal Canal
(surgery)
- Antidiarrheals
(therapeutic use)
- Biofeedback, Psychology
- Digestive System Surgical Procedures
- Electric Stimulation Therapy
- Fecal Incontinence
(drug therapy, surgery)
- Humans
- Prostheses and Implants
- Recovery of Function
- Treatment Outcome
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