ArticleColorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland2020
Sphinkeeper™ for faecal incontinence: a preliminary report.
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- Clinical effectiveness and safety of self-expandable implantable bulking agents for faecal incontinence: a systematic review.BMC gastroenterology · 2022Pooled it
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- Long-term outcome after SphinKeeper® surgery for treating fecal incontinence-who are good candidates?Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Article
- Injection of aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid in the treatment of fecal incontinence: a single-center observational study.Annals of coloproctology · 2022Article
- Benign Anorectal Disorders and Pelvic Floor Disease After Bariatric Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2022Review
- [Anal incontinence].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2022Article
- Sclerotherapy for III- and IV-degree hemorrhoids: Results of a prospective study.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Sphinkeeper Procedure for Treating Severe Faecal Incontinence-A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Surgical Treatment Alternatives to Sacral Neuromodulation for Fecal Incontinence: Injectables, Sphincter Repair, and Colostomy.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2021Review
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Abstract
aimA new artificial anal sphincter placed into the intersphincteric space, SphinKeeper™, has recently been proposed to improve outcomes in the treatment of faecal incontinence (FI). We report our preliminary results with short-term follow-up, comparing preoperative and postoperative data after implant of SphinKeeper™ in patients suffering from FI.
methodsAll patients older than 18 years were included with FI of at least 6 months, incontinence episodes occurring more than once a week and resistance to other conservative treatments. Anorectal manometry, endoanal ultrasound, Cleveland Clinic FI Score, FI Quality of Life score and total number of episodes of FI per week were recorded preoperatively and at the end of the 6-month follow-up period.
resultsThirteen consecutive patients were treated with SphinKeeper™. No intra-operative nor postoperative complications were reported. Two cases of prosthesis extrusion occurred, and in one case an anterior dislocation was detected. Maximum resting pressure, total number of episodes of FI per week and Cleveland Clinic FI Score were improved after 6 months (P < 0.05).
conclusionsSphinKeeper™ could be a minimally invasive procedure for FI with good postoperative outcomes. If these results are confirmed by studies with more patients and longer follow-up, it could be a first-line approach in FI.
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