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ArticleBMC surgery2018

SECCA procedure for anal incontinence and antibiotic treatment: a case report of anal abscess.

Francesca Mandolfino, Rosario Fornaro, Cesare Stabilini, Marco Casaccia, Tommaso Testa, Marco Frascio

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Article in BMC surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Francesca MandolfinoDipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Diagnostiche Integrate (DISC), Università degli Studi di Genova, Largo R. Benzi, 8, Genoa, Italy.
Rosario FornaroDipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Diagnostiche Integrate (DISC), Università degli Studi di Genova, Largo R. Benzi, 8, Genoa, Italy.
Cesare StabiliniDipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Diagnostiche Integrate (DISC), Università degli Studi di Genova, Largo R. Benzi, 8, Genoa, Italy.
Marco CasacciaDipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Diagnostiche Integrate (DISC), Università degli Studi di Genova, Largo R. Benzi, 8, Genoa, Italy.
Tommaso TestaIRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico San Martino-IST, Largo R. Benzi, 8, Genoa, Italy.
Marco FrascioDipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Diagnostiche Integrate (DISC), Università degli Studi di Genova, Largo R. Benzi, 8, Genoa, Italy. mfrascio@unige.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1115-8482
University of Genoa · ITOspedale Policlinico San Martino · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFecal Incontinence (FI) can seriously affect quality of life. The treatment of fecal incontinence starts conservatively but in case of failure, different surgical approaches may be proposed to the patient. Recently several not invasive approaches have been developed. One of these is the radiofrequency (RF) energy application to the internal anal sphincter. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a rare case of an anal abscess related to a SECCA procedure in a 66-year-old woman affected by gas and FI for twenty years.

conclusionsThe complications post-SECCA procedure reported in literature are generally not serious and often self-limited, such as bleeding or anal pain. This is a case of an anal abscess. We suggest that this finding could consolidate the importance of administering antibiotic therapy to patients and to run a full course of at least 6 days rather than a short-term (24 h) therapy, with the aim to minimize the incidence of this complication.

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AbscessAgedAnal CanalAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnus DiseasesFecal IncontinenceFemaleHumansQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnal abscessAntibiotic treatmentFecal incontinenceRadiofrequency complicationSECCA procedure

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PMID30086744
PMCPMC6081846
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