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Long-term results of overlapping anterior anal-sphincter repair for obstetric trauma
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The results of overlapping sphincter repair for obstetric anal-sphincter damage seem to deteriorate with time, and preoperative counselling should emphasise that although most patients will improve after the procedure, continence is rarely perfect, many have residual symptoms, and some may develop new evacuation disorders.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2000-01-22. It has received 436 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ileostomy & Sphincter.read more
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Prevalence and persistence of health problems after childbirth: associations with parity and method of birth.
TL;DR: Health problems commonly occurred after childbirth with some resolution over the 6 months postpartum, and some important differences in prevalence of health problems were evident when parity and method of birth were considered.
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Obstetric anal sphincter injury: incidence, risk factors, and management.
TL;DR: Obstetric anal sphincter damage, and related fecal incontinence, are common and risk factors for such trauma are well recognized, and should allow for reduction of injury by proactive management.
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Faecal incontinence in adults.
TL;DR: Health-care providers must make every effort to communicate fully with incontinent patients and to help restore their self-esteem, eliminate theirself-imposed isolation, and allow them to resume an active and productive lifestyle.
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Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Fecal Incontinence: Results of a 120-Patient Prospective Multicenter Study
Steven D. Wexner,John A. Coller,Ghislain Devroede,Tracy L. Hull,Richard W. McCallum,Miranda Chan,Jennifer M. Ayscue,Abbas S. Shobeiri,David A. Margolin,Michael England,Howard S. Kaufman,William J. Snape,Ece Mutlu,Heidi K. Chua,Paul D. Pettit,Deborah Nagle,Robert D. Madoff,Darin R. Lerew,Anders Mellgren +18 more
TL;DR: Sacral nerve stimulation using InterStim Therapy is a safe and effective treatment for patients with FI and no reported unanticipated adverse device effects are reported.
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Etiology and management of fecal incontinence.
TL;DR: The current status of the etiology and incidence of incontinence as well as the evaluation and treatment of this disabling condition are reviewed.
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Anal-sphincter disruption during vaginal delivery
TL;DR: The incidence of damage to the anal sphincter and the relation of injury to symptoms, anorectal physiologic function, and the mode of delivery was sought to determine.
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Prospective comparison of faecal incontinence grading systems
TL;DR: Existing scales for the assessment of faecal incontinence correlate well with careful clinical impression of severity, and serve as useful and reproducible measures for comparison of patients and treatments.
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Sphincter denervation in anorectal incontinence and rectal prolapse.
A G Parks,Michael Swash,H Urich +2 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that idiopathic anorectal incontinence may be the result of denervation of the muscles of the anorak, and of the anal sphincter mechanism, which could result from entrapment or stretch injury of the pudendal or perineal nerves occurring as a consequence of rectal descent induced during repeated defaecation straining.
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Anal endosonography for identifying external sphincter defects confirmed histologically
TL;DR: A study was performed to validate the interpretation of ultrasonographic images of external sphincter defects using histology as a ‘gold standard’ and found anal endosonography is more accurate than clinical and conventional physiological methods and also provides information on the internal spHincter.