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Beddar SAM, Holden-Bennett L, Mccormick AM. Development and Evaluation of a Protocol to Manage Fecal Incontinence in the Patient with Cancer. J Palliat Care 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/082585979701300206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Fecal incontinence is an important yet often overlooked clinical problem in the care of patients with cancer. This paper presents a protocol for the assessment and management of this distressing symptom. The objective of the protocol is to regulate bowel motion, thereby minimizing fecal incontinence and improving patients’ physical functioning, self-esteem, dignity, and quality of life. A comprehensive assessment addressing the patient's physical status, previous elimination routines, dietary habits, and medications provides the foundation for successful management. Components of the intervention include dietary modification, Pharmacotherapy with laxatives and suppositories, and attention to routines that capitalize on the normal, involuntary gastrointestinal reflexes. Promotion of normal bowel elimination patterns, positioning, and comprehensive patient teaching and support are also critical components of the intervention. Our experience with this protocol and the outcomes achieved in a small series of patients are discussed.
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- Sandra A. Mitchell Beddar
- Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Albany, New York
- Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital and Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
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- Department of Nursing, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Nursing, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Segal JP, Leo CA, Hodgkinson JD, Cavazzoni E, Bradshaw E, Lung PFC, Ilangovan R, Vaizey CJ, Faiz OD, Hart AL, Clark SK. Acceptability, effectiveness and safety of a Renew ® anal insert in patients who have undergone restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Colorectal Dis 2019; 21:73-78. [PMID: 30218632 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Restorative proctocolectomy has gained acceptance in the surgical management of medically refractive ulcerative colitis and cancer prevention in familial adenomatous polyposis. Incontinence following restorative proctocolectomy occurs in up to 25% of patients overnight. The Renew® insert is an inert single-use device which acts as an anal plug. The aim of this study was to assess the acceptability, effectiveness and safety of the Renew® insert in patients who have undergone restorative proctocolectomy. The device has yet to be assessed in patients who have undergone restorative proctocolectomy. METHOD This was a prospective study exploring the acceptability, effectiveness and safety of the Renew® insert in improving incontinence in patients who had undergone restorative proctocolectomy. A total of 15 patients with incontinence were asked to use the Renew® insert for 14 days following their standard care. The Incontinence Questionnaire-Bowels was used pre- and posttreatment to assess response and patients were asked to report the perceived acceptability, effectiveness and safety of the device at the end of the trial. RESULTS The device was acceptable to 8/15 (53%) of patients and was effective in 6/15 (40%). Only 2/15 (13%) of patients raised any safety concerns, and these were minor. The device was associated with a significant reduction in night seepage (P = 0.034). CONCLUSION In a small study, the Renew® insert can be both acceptable and effective and is also associated with few safety concerns. It is also associated with significant reductions in night-time seepage.
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- J P Segal
- St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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Kalra GDS, Sharma AK, Shende KS. Gracilis muscle transposition as a workhorse flap for anal incontinence: Quality of life and functional outcome in adults. Indian J Plast Surg 2016; 49:350-356. [PMID: 28216815 PMCID: PMC5288910 DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.197245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Anal incontinence is one of the most psychologically and socially debilitating conditions in an otherwise healthy individual. It can lead to social isolation, loss of self-esteem, self-confidence and depression. This study is devoted to the problem of anal incontinence in the adult patients. The aim of our study is to analyse the results of gracilis muscle transposition for anal incontinence and improvement in quality of life (QOL) of patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study. A total of 18 patients with complaint of anal incontinence were enrolled in this study. All patients were treated with gracilis muscle transposition. RESULTS All patients are continent, and there is an improvement in their QOL. CONCLUSION Gracilis muscle transposition is a good option for patients of anal incontinence who are not treated by non-surgical means.
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, SMS Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Kulkarni J, Patil AJ, Musande B, Bhamare AB. Management of fourth degree obstetric perineal tear without colostomy using non - stimulated gracilis - our experience over eleven years. Indian J Plast Surg 2016; 49:26-34. [PMID: 27274119 PMCID: PMC4878240 DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.182236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: Although gracilis muscle transposition for faecal incontinence has been well-described method, its literature for use in obstetric perineal tear without colostomy is sparse. In this study, we have tried to analyse its use in fourth-degree obstetric perineal tears. Patients and Methods: A total of 30 patients with recto-vaginal fistula with faecal incontinence secondary to obstetric perineal tear were retrospectively studied between February 2003 and May 2014. The recto-vaginal fistula was explored, dissected and identification of sphincters was done using muscle stimulator. Fistula closure was done followed by sphincter repair, vaginal tightening procedure and single gracilis transposition. None of the patients had covering colostomy. Faecal incontinence was assessed pre- and post-operatively by digital rectal examination (single examiner), Park's score and Corman's score in all cases and using barium hold and transperineal ultrasonography, manometric studies in a few cases. The outcome was measured at an average follow-up of 8.8 months (7–24 months). Results: As per Park's score 26 patients had Grade I continence, two had Grade II and two patients had Grade III continence. Corman's score improved from fair to excellent in 26 patients. The patients in whom manometry was performed showed a remarkable rise in both resting and squeeze pressures. Two patients developed post-operative infections in upper 1/3 thigh incision site and three patients at gluteal region scar site. Conclusion: Satisfactory continence following gracilis muscle could be achieved.
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- Jiten Kulkarni
- Department of Plastic Surgery, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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The prevalence of fecal incontinence and urinary incontinence in primiparous postpartum Chinese women. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2010; 152:214-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2009] [Revised: 04/14/2010] [Accepted: 05/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Elbanna HG, Abbas AM, Zalata K, Farid M, Ghanum W, Youssef M, Thabet WM, El Awady S, El-Sattar MHA. Effects of ovarian failure on submucosal collagen and blood vessels of the anal canal in postmenopausal women. Int J Colorectal Dis 2010; 25:477-83. [PMID: 19902226 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0820-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2009] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Estrogen and progesterone receptors are expressed in the anal canal. Fecal control deteriorates after menopause. This phenomenon is related to decreased circulating levels of estrogen and progesterone due to ovarian failure at menopause. AIM OF WORK To study the effects of estrogen and progesterone on inflammatory cells, submucosal collagen fibers, and vascular plexus of the anal canal of postmenopausal women. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Experiments were performed on samples of anorectal tissue obtained from 40 women, 19 menstruating (group I), and 21 postmenopausal women (group II). Investigations included immunohistochemistry of estrogen and progesterone receptors and CD34. RESULTS In negative estrogen receptors (ER) and progesterone receptors (PR), inflammatory cells, submucosal blood vessels, collagen type I were nonsignificantly changed in postmenopausal women relative to menstruating women (P > 0.05) whereas, in positive ER and PR, inflammatory cells and collagen I were significantly increased and submucosal blood vessels were significantly decreased in postmenopausal women relative to menstruating women (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Estrogen and progesterone, in menstruating women, produce beneficial effects by decreasing incidence of inflammation and increasing anal canal submucosal blood vessels number and collagen types I, thus both hormones have a positive effect on anal compliance and pressure.
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- Hosam Ghazy Elbanna
- Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
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Erekson EA, Sung VW, Myers DL. Effect of body mass index on the risk of anal incontinence and defecatory dysfunction in women. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008; 198:596.e1-4. [PMID: 18455543 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2007] [Revised: 11/19/2007] [Accepted: 02/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The primary objective was to estimate the effect of body mass index on the risk of anal incontinence and defecatory dysfunction in a tertiary referral urogynecologic population. STUDY DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study, including 519 new patients. Exposure was defined as body mass index. The primary outcome was any reported anal incontinence. The secondary outcome was any defecatory dysfunction. We used multiple logistic regression to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the effect of body mass index on anal incontinence and defecatory dysfunction. RESULTS After adjusting for confounders, every 5 unit increase in body mass index was associated with a significantly increased odds of anal incontinence (odds ratio 1.25; 95% confidence interval, 1.09 to 1.44) and a trend toward an increased odds of defecatory dysfunction (odds ratio 1.13; 95% confidence interval, 0.98 to 1.31), although this was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION Increasing body mass index is significantly associated with anal incontinence, but not defecatory dysfunction in women.
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- Elisabeth A Erekson
- Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Colon, Rectum, and Anus. Surgery 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-68113-9_52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Buie WD. Nonoperative Medical Management of Fecal Incontinence. SEMINARS IN COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY 2007. [DOI: 10.1053/j.scrs.2006.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ornö AK, Marsál K. Sonographic investigation of the rectoanal inhibitory reflex: a qualitative pilot study in healthy females. Dis Colon Rectum 2006; 49:233-7. [PMID: 16322962 DOI: 10.1007/s10350-005-0259-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The rectoanal inhibitory reflex has been studied using various methods, e.g., anometry and electromyography. The aim of this study was to apply ultrasound for direct visualization of the rectoanal inhibitory reflex. METHOD The rectoanal inhibitory reflex was induced in ten healthy females (age range, 21-55 years) by injection of small amounts of water (7, 12, and 20 ml), into the rectum. The intra-anal pressure was measured with a microtransducer and the rectoanal inhibitory reflex was visualized with real-time transvaginal or transperineal sonography. RESULTS The rectoanal inhibitory reflex consisted of a reduction in the intra-anal pressure and relaxation of the internal anal sphincter, manifested as an increase in the inner diameter of the internal anal sphincter from the mean of 11 to 16 mm (P<0.001). Simultaneously, a wave of rectal contents entered the anal canal. The distance from the most distal border of the rectal contents to the anal verge decreased from a mean of 33 to 20 mm (P<0.001). The rectoanal inhibitory reflex ended with a retrograde transport returning anal contents into the rectum. During the retrograde transport a contraction in the internal anal sphincter was observed. CONCLUSIONS The rectoanal inhibitory reflex can readily be visualized with ultrasound as a wave of rectal contents entering the anal canal. The transport into the anal canal was not of voluntary origin and could be either noticed or not noticed by the subjects. The observed retrograde transportation in the anal canal was not noted by the subjects; it is related to a contraction in the internal anal sphincter and visualized for the first time using ultrasound.
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- A-K Ornö
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Sciences Lund, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden.
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Wang A, Guess M, Connell K, Powers K, Lazarou G, Mikhail M. Fecal incontinence: a review of prevalence and obstetric risk factors. Int Urogynecol J 2005; 17:253-60. [PMID: 15973465 DOI: 10.1007/s00192-005-1338-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2005] [Accepted: 05/30/2005] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Anal incontinence (AI) is a significant problem that causes social and hygienic inconvenience. The true prevalence of AI is difficult to estimate due to inconsistencies in research methods, but larger studies suggest a rate of 2-6% for incontinence to stool. There is a significant association between sonographically detected anal sphincter defects and symptoms of AI. The intrapartum factors most consistently associated with a higher risk of AI include: forceps delivery, third or fourth degree tears, and length of the second stage of labor. Fetal weight of > 4,000 g is also associated with AI. Repair of the sphincter can be performed in either an overlapping or an end-to-end fashion, with similar results for both methods. The role of cesarean delivery for the prevention of AI remains unclear, and further study should be devoted to this question.
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- Andrea Wang
- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 3332 Rochambeau Ave, 1st Floor Suite C, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
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Mensah-Brown EP, Rizk DEE, Patel M, Chandranath SI, Adem A. Effects of ovariectomy and hormone replacement on submucosal collagen and blood vessels of the anal canal of rats. Colorectal Dis 2004; 6:481-7. [PMID: 15521940 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2004.00715.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the effects of oestrogen and progesterone on submucosal collagen fibres and vascular plexus of the anal canal. MATERIALS AND METHODS Experiments were performed on sections of the anal canal of ovariectomized rats following 28 daily subcutaneous injections of 17-beta oestradiol (n = 6, OVX + E, Group 1), medroxyprogesterone acetate (n = 6, OVX + P, Group 2), both drugs (n = 6, OVX + E + P, Group 3) or vehicle (n = 6, OVX) and after sham surgery without castration or injection (n = 6). Investigations included immunohistochemistry of oestrogen and progesterone receptors and collagen fibres, Western blot analysis of collagen types I and III and counting of perianal vessels by light microscopy. RESULTS There was positive immunostaining for oestrogen and progesterone receptors in the mucosa and for collagen types I and III in the submucosa in all samples. Type I collagen levels increased significantly with ovariectomy but were normalized with treatment with oestrogen and progesterone. Type III collagen levels decreased after ovariectomy. Administration of oestrogen and progesterone appeared to restore level to near sham values. Semi-quantitative measurement of Type I/III collagen ratios by signal intensity demonstrated a very high ratio after ovariectomy. This appeared to be restored by both oestrogen and progesterone administration either individually or in combination. Mean vessel count was significantly lower in sham animals compared to values in OVX animals (P = 0.006). However, while only oestrogen treatment increased significantly the number of vessels compared to sham animals (P = 0.04), replacement with progesterone did not affect and in combination with oestrogen reduced submucosal vessel number. CONCLUSION Oestrogen and progesterone have synergistic effects on collagen types I and III and probably antagonistic effects on the vascular plexus of the anal canal submucosa in adult female rats.
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- E P Mensah-Brown
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Matibag GC, Nakazawa H, Giamundo P, Tamashiro H. Trends and current issues in adult fecal incontinence (FI): Towards enhancing the quality of life for FI patients. Environ Health Prev Med 2003; 8:107-17. [PMID: 21432098 PMCID: PMC2723386 DOI: 10.1007/bf02897914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2003] [Accepted: 07/24/2003] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Our goals are to review the literature on the definition and epidemiology of fecal incontinence (FI), the risk factors involved, available treatment options, and measurement of the quality of life (QOL) of patients with this condition. Articles included for review were searched following the guidelines set by Cochrane Reviewers' Handbook. FI was defined variously depending upon the duration, type, and amount of leakage. About 17 published papers were reviewed on the prevalence of FI that ranged from 1.4% to 50%. Potential risk factors included perianal injury/surgery, and fair/poor general health. QOL assessment using various grading scales provided an objective method of evaluating patients before and after treatment. Management included medical, physiotherapy, and surgical options. Through the range of various references, a clear definition of FI should be specified, which reflects its epidemiology in the various studies. These differences in definition would significantly affect its prevalence. Many risk factors have been sited but further epidemiological studies are necessary to elucidate FI. Understanding the etiology of the disease is an important initial step to provide adequate treatment of FI. QOL assessment provides objective and subjective method in the analysis of effectiveness of therapy.
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- Gino C. Matibag
- Department of Health for Senior Citizens, Division of Preventive Medicine, Social Medicine Cluster, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15 Jo Nishi 7 Chome, Kita-ku, 060-8638 Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Health for Senior Citizens, Division of Preventive Medicine, Social Medicine Cluster, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15 Jo Nishi 7 Chome, Kita-ku, 060-8638 Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital S. Spirito, Via Vittorio Emanuele 2, Bra (CN), Italy
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- Department of Health for Senior Citizens, Division of Preventive Medicine, Social Medicine Cluster, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15 Jo Nishi 7 Chome, Kita-ku, 060-8638 Sapporo, Japan
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The treatment of fecal incontinence is particularly gratifying because the loss of fecal control has a devastating effect on a patients lifestyle. One must consider the myriad factors that influence bowel control to properly diagnose and treat each patient. Physiology testing, particularly the use of ultrasound, is essential when treatment extends beyond dietary and medical management. Recent reports suggest that the success of typical treatments may diminish with time. This may indicate a greater need in the future for innovative options such as the artificial bowel sphincter or sacral stimulation.
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- Susan Congilosi Parker
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 393 Dunlap Street N. Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55104, USA.
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Chapman AE, Geerdes B, Hewett P, Young J, Eyers T, Kiroff G, Maddern GJ. Systematic review of dynamic graciloplasty in the treatment of faecal incontinence. Br J Surg 2002. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2002.02018.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Background
The aim of this systematic review was to compare the safety and efficacy of dynamic graciloplasty with colostomy for the treatment of faecal incontinence.
Methods
Two search strategies were devised to retrieve literature from the Medline, Current Contents, Embase and Cochrane Library databases up until November 1999. Inclusion of papers depended on a predetermined protocol, independent assessments by two reviewers and a final consensus decision. English language papers were selected. Acceptable study designs included randomized controlled trials, controlled clinical trials and case series. Forty papers met the inclusion criteria. They were tabulated and critically appraised in terms of methodology and design, outcomes, and the possible influence of bias, confounding and chance.
Results
No high-level evidence was available and there were no comparative studies. Mortality rates were around 2 per cent for both graciloplasty and colostomy. Morbidity rates reported for graciloplasty appear to be higher than those for colostomy. Dynamic graciloplasty was clearly effective at restoring continence in between 42 and 85 per cent of patients, whereas colostomy is, by its design, incapable of restoring continence. However, dynamic graciloplasty is associated with a significant risk of reoperation.
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While dynamic graciloplasty appears to be associated with a higher rate of complications than colostomy, it is clearly a superior intervention for restoring continence in some patients. It is recommended that a comparative, but non-randomized, study be undertaken to evaluate the safety of dynamic graciloplasty in comparison to colostomy, and that the procedure should be performed only in centres where it is carried out routinely.
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- A E Chapman
- Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures-Surgical, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Lyell McEwan Hospital, Elizabeth Vale, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, University of Adelaide, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Rizk DE, Hassan MY, Shaheen H, Cherian JV, Micallef R, Dunn E. The prevalence and determinants of health care-seeking behavior for fecal incontinence in multiparous United Arab Emirates females. Dis Colon Rectum 2001; 44:1850-6. [PMID: 11742174 DOI: 10.1007/bf02234467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE This study was designed to determine the prevalence and sociodemographics of fecal incontinence in United Arab Emirates females. METHODS A representative sample of multiparous United Arab Emirates females aged 20 years or older (N = 450) were randomly selected from the community (n = 225) and health care centers (n = 225). Patients were interviewed about inappropriate stool loss in the past year using a structured and pretested questionnaire. RESULTS Fifty-one participants (11.3 percent) admitted fecal incontinence; 26 (5.8 percent) were incontinent to liquid stool and 25 (5.5 percent) to solid stool. Thirty-eight patients (8.4 percent) had double (urinary and fecal) incontinence. Sixty-five patients (14.4 percent) were incontinent to flatus only but not to stools. The association between having fecal incontinence and chronic constipation was significant (P < 0.0001), but there was no significant association with other known risk factors such as age, parity, and previous instrumental delivery, episiotomy, perineal tears, or anorectal operations. Only 21 incontinent patients (41 percent) had sought medical advice. Patients did not seek medical advice because they were embarrassed to consult their physician (64.7 percent), they preferred to discuss the difficulty with friends, assuming that fecal incontinence would resolve spontaneously (47.1 percent) or was normal (31.3 percent), and they chose self-treatment as a result of low expectations for medical care (23.5 percent). Sufferers were bothered by the inability to pray (92.2 percent) and to have sexual intercourse (43.1 percent). Perceived causes of fecal incontinence were paralysis (90.2 percent), old age (80.4 percent), childbirth (23.5 percent), or menopause (19.6 percent). CONCLUSIONS Fecal incontinence is common yet underreported by multiparous United Arab Emirates females because of cultural attitudes and inadequate public knowledge.
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- D E Rizk
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tawam Hospital, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 17666, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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The internal anal sphincter, the smooth muscle component of the anal sphincter complex, has an ambiguous role in maintaining anal continence. Despite its significant contribution to resting anal canal pressures, even total division of the internal anal sphincter in surgery for anal fistulas may fail to compromise continence in otherwise healthy subjects. However, recently reported abnormalities of the innervation and reflex response of the internal anal sphincter in patients with fecal incontinence indicate its significance in maintaining continence. The advent of sphincter-saving surgery and restorative proctocolectomy has re-emphasized the major contribution of the internal anal sphincter to resting pressure and its significance in preventing fecal leakage. The variable effect of rectal excision on rectoanal inhibitory reflex has led to a reappraisal of the significance of this reflex in discrimination of rectal contents and its impact on anal continence. Electromyographic, manometric, and ultrasonographic evaluation of the internal anal sphincter has provided new insights into its pathophysiology. This article reviews advances in our understanding of internal anal sphincter physiology in health and disease.
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- Y P Sangwan
- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, USA
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Rizk DE, Helal TE, Mason N, Berg B. Non-evidence of estrogen receptors in the rectal mucosa. Int Urogynecol J 1998; 9:136-9. [PMID: 9745971 DOI: 10.1007/bf02001081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The aim of the study was to investigate whether estrogen receptors are present in the rectal mucosa of premenopausal women compared to postmenopausal women and men. Thirty biopsies obtained from the rectal mucosa at colonoscopy, performed to investigate inflammatory bowel disease in 23 patients and neoplasia in 7, were examined by the avidin-biotin-peroxidase immunohistochemical technique for the presence of estrogen receptors. The study group (n = 10) were non-pregnant premenopausal women and the control group (n = 20) were postmenopausal women (n = 10) and men (n = 10). None of the subjects had fecal incontinence or was taking medication with hormones. In no case did the primary lesion involve the specimen used for laboratory analysis. All samples showed negative immunostaining for estrogen receptors. It was concluded that in continent women and men, a direct estrogenic effect on the rectal mucosa seems unlikely.
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- D E Rizk
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain
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Mitrani C, Chun A, Desautels S, Wald A. Anorectal manometric characteristics in men and women with idiopathic fecal incontinence. J Clin Gastroenterol 1998; 26:175-8. [PMID: 9600364 DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199804000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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To characterize and compare the anorectal manometric findings of men and women with idiopathic fecal incontinence referred to a tertiary care center for pelvic floor disorders, we reviewed 86 consecutive patients who underwent anorectal manometry during a 13-month period. We determined the etiologies of all patients and analyzed men and women with no obvious cause (idiopathic). The manometric parameters included resting and squeeze anal canal pressures, duration of squeeze pressures, threshold of external anal sphincter contraction, threshold of rectal sensation, and rectal compliance. Thirty-one of 86 patients were classified as having idiopathic fecal incontinence. The mean age of the 7 male patients with idiopathic fecal incontinence was 65 years, (range, 45-78 years) and 63 years (range, 38-83 years) in the 24 women. Compared with male patients, female patients had lower sphincteric pressures and shorter squeeze durations. Both men and women frequently exhibited poor phasic response of the external anal sphincter to rectal distention. We conclude that, compared with men, women with idiopathic fecal incontinence more often exhibit abnormalities of anal sphincteric motor function. The sex-related differences in muscle mass and past traumatic events related to childbirth may partly account for these findings.
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- C Mitrani
- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA
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