ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2014
Fecal incontinence in men: causes and clinical and manometric features.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis of anal motor and rectal sensory dysfunction in male and female patients undergoing anorectal manometry for symptoms of faecal incontinence.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of clinical and paraclinical characteristics of patients with urge, mixed, and passive fecal incontinence: a systematic literature review.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Pooled it
- Tools for fecal incontinence assessment: lessons for inflammatory bowel disease trials based on a systematic review.United European gastroenterology journal · 2020Pooled it
- Transanal irrigation in clinical practice: a scoping review.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Article
- Three-dimensional High-resolution Anorectal Manometry in Children With Non-retentive Fecal Incontinence.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2022Article
- Characteristics of Fecal Incontinence in Male Patients in Japan.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2022Article
- Understanding the physiology of human defaecation and disorders of continence and evacuation.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2021Review
- Subtypes and symptoms of fecal incontinence in the Dutch population: a cross-sectional study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2018Article
- Advantages and limits of hemorrhoidal dearterialization in the treatment of symptomatic hemorrhoids.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2016Article
- Long-term effects of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by sphincter-preserving resection on anal sphincter function in relation to quality of life among locally advanced rectal cancer patients: a cross-sectional analysis.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2015Article
- If We Don't Ask, They Won't Tell: Screening for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence by Primary Care Providers.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFMArticle
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Abstract
aimTo determine the causes and characteristics of fecal incontinence in men and to compare these features with those presented by a group of women with the same problem.
methodsWe analyzed the medical history, clinical and manometric data from 119 men with fecal incontinence studied in our unit and compared these data with those obtained from 645 women studied for the same problem. Response to treatment was evaluated after 6 mo of follow-up.
resultsFifteen percent of patients studied in our unit for fecal incontinence were male. Men took longer than women before asking for medical help. Ano-rectal surgery was the most common risk factor for men related to fecal incontinence. Chronic diarrhea was present in more than 40% of patients in both groups. Decreased resting and external anal sphincter pressures were more frequent in women. No significant differences existed between the sexes regarding rectal sensitivity and recto-anal inhibitory reflex. In 17.8% of men, all presenting soiling, manometric findings did not justify fecal incontinence. Response to treatment was good in both groups, as 80.4% of patients improved and fecal incontinence disappeared in 13.2% of them.
conclusionIn our series, it was common that men waited longer in seeking medical help for fecal incontinence. Ano-rectal surgery was the major cause of this problem. Chronic diarrhea was a predisposing factor in both sexes. Manometric differences between groups were limited to an increased frequency of hypotony of the external anal sphincter in women. Fecal incontinence was controllable in most patients.
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