correlation between sacral ratio and bowel function as well as fecal continence has been well documented in patients with anorectal malformations (arms). one hundred and twenty children with arms were investigated in this study. sacral ratio (sr) was measured from pelvic x-rays of patients. among these, 52 patients (43%) had no pelvic x-ray and were excluded from this study. sr was measured by ...

BACKGROUND Fecal incontinence is highly prevalent among nursing home residents. Previous nursing home studies have identified co-morbidity associated with fecal incontinence, but as this population is increasingly old and frail, we wanted to see if the rate of fecal incontinence had increased and to investigate correlates of fecal incontinence further. METHODS Cross-sectional study of the ent...

Fecal incontinence is a challenging condition in that it exerts various psychosocial impacts on daily life. Different treatment modalities have been suggested for fecal incontinence. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of biofeedback therapy in combination with surgery in the management of fecal incontinence.The present randomized controlled trial was performed on 27 women with a c...

Pelvic floor dysfunction is a highly prevalent functional pathology that affects women and can present with different clinical symptoms that include urinary urgency with or without incontinence, diurnal and nocturnal frequency, urinary retention, fecal incontinence, obstructive defecation, sexual dysfunction and pelvic pain. Lately, concern arised as to offer patients an advanced therapy within...

OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that enemas and polyethylene glycol (PEG) would be equally effective in treating rectal fecal impaction (RFI) but enemas would be less well tolerated and colonic transit time (CTT) would improve during disimpaction. METHODS Children (4-16 years) with functional constipation and RFI participated. One week before disimpaction, a rectal examination was performed, sympto...

OBJECTIVES 1. To assess the effectiveness of laparoscopic Burch and overlapping sphincteroplasty in treating urinary and fecal incontinence. 2. To determine the importance of unilateral pudendal neuropathy in fecal incontinence. METHOD Forty-six women with proven genuine stress incontinence and anal sphincter tears were treated with a laparoscopic Burch colposuspension. Patients with detrusor...

PURPOSE This goal of this research was to develop and evaluate the psychometrics of a health-related quality of life scale developed to address issues related specifically to fecal incontinence, the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale. METHODS The Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale is composed of a total of 29 items; these items form four scales: Lifestyle (10 items), Coping/Behavi...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Most previous epidemiologic studies about fecal incontinence were performed in specific populations in Korea. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and predictive factors of fecal incontinence in adult Korean population, both men and women aged 20 years and over. METHODS Subjects who had undergone medical check-up for health screening were enrolled. They completed the structured...