ArticleGastroenterology report2014
The epidemiology of anal incontinence and symptom severity scoring.
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22 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Lessons from a one-stop multidisciplinary perineal clinic for obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI): An early Asian experience.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2026Article
- Rerouting of the tract in the treatment of high anal fistula: a single-center experience.Techniques in coloproctology · 2025Article
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- Risk Factors for Anal Continence Impairment Following a Second Delivery after a First Traumatic Delivery: A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Combined 3D Endoanal Ultrasound and Transperineal Ultrasound Improves the Detection of Anal Sphincter Defects.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Repair of old total perineal rupture: a case series.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Short- and long-term outcomes as well as anal function of transanal natural orifice specimen extraction surgery versus conventional laparoscopic surgery for sigmoid colon or rectal cancer resection: a retrospective study with over 5-year follow-up.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2022Article
- Transanterior obturator nerve gateway: a novel approach to achieving intracorporeal distal rectal transection for ultralow rectal cancer.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Current Position of Sacral Neuromodulation in Treatment of Fecal Incontinence.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2021Review
- Dynamic transperineal ultrasonography correlates with prolonged pudendal nerve latency in female with fecal incontinence.Updates in surgery · 2020Article
- Modified perineal linear stapler resection for external rectal prolapse.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2020Article
- Understanding what impacts on disclosing anal incontinence for women when comparing bowel-screening tools: a phenomenological study.BMC women's health · 2019Article
- Relationships between the results of anorectal investigations and symptom severity in patients with faecal incontinence.International journal of colorectal disease · 2019Article
- Clinical and physiological risk factors for fecal incontinence in chronically constipated women.Techniques in coloproctology · 2019Article
- Effects of bacterial cellulose gel on the anorectal resting pressures in rats submitted to anal sphincter injury.Heliyon · 2018Article
- Could the correct side of mediolateral episiotomy be determined according to anal sphincter EMG?International urogynecology journal · 2018Observational
- Three-cavity clearance (TCC) can decrease the fistula rate after drainage of a perianal abscess: a case-control study.Gastroenterology report · 2018Article
- Survival and functional and oncological outcomes following intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer: short-term results.The Journal of international medical research · 2018Article
- Fecal incontinence after transanal endoscopic microsurgery.International journal of colorectal disease · 2018Article
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Abstract
For many patients, anal incontinence (AI) is a devastating condition that can lead to social isolation and loss of independence, contributing to a substantial economic health burden, not only for the individual but also for the allocation of healthcare resources. Its prevalence is underestimated because of poor patient reporting, with many unrecorded but symptomatic cases residing in nursing homes. Endosonography has improved our understanding of the incidence of post-obstetric sphincter tears that are potentially suitable for repair and those cases resulting from anorectal surgery, most notably after fistula and hemorrhoid operations. The clinical scoring systems assessing the severity of AI are discussed in this review, along with their limitations. Improvements in the standardization of these scales will advance our understanding of treatment response in an era where the therapeutic options have multiplied and will permit a better comparison between specific therapies.
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