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 ...

background : fecal incontinence is defined as the involuntary loss of fecal material. fecal incontinence is a particularly embarrassing and distressing condition with significant medical, social and economic implications. the purpose of this article is to review the relevant the role of pelvic floor muscle dysfunction in fecal incontinence. materials and mthods : we performed a literature searc...

TO THE EDITOR: I would like to thank Dr. Lee for his thoughtful comments on the impact of constipation on fecal incontinence. The coexistence of fecal incontinence and constipation has been well characterized in children and the geriatric population. Fecal incontinence in children is secondary to ‘overflow’ which results from the presence of constipation. Also fecal incontinence occurs in a var...

hemorrhoidectomy is the treatment of choice for patients with third or fourth-degree hemorrhoids. although the majority of surgeons believe that surgical hemorrhoidectomy is the most effective approach with excellent results in the management of hemorrhoid disease, but hemorrhoidectomy is not a simple procedure. one of the complications of this surgery is an injury to anal sphincters that can l...

Fecal incontinence is defined as the passage of stools in an inappropriate place. This frustrating symptom is a source of considerable distress and embarrassment for the child and his/her family. Pediatric fecal incontinence can be divided into 2 main categories: (1) organic fecal incontinence, e.g., resulting from anorectal malformations or neurogenic abnormalities, and (2) functional fecal in...

TO THE EDITOR: I read the report by Kang et al regarding “prevalence and predictive factors of fecal incontinence.” In this study, most of fecal incontinence was mild form and related with water or loose stool consistency. The result was consistent with report by Bharucha et al. I believe that bowel disturbance (ie, diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome) is the most common cause of fecal incont...

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...

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...