Ten-Year Outcome After Anal Sphincter Repair for Fecal Incontinence

• DOI: 10.1007/dcr.0b013e3181a0a79c
• Publication Date: 2011-04-07T17:42:38Z
• Authors: Massarat Zutshi; Tracy Hull; Jane Bast; Amy Halverson; Jeanie Na
• Keywords: Fecal Incontinence; Colorectal Surgery; Anal sphincter; External anal sphincter; Surgical oncology

This study aimed to report at ten years on the results of same cohort that had been studied five who undergone an anal sphincter repair for fecal incontinence.Patients were contacted after and asked fill out Fecal Incontinence Quality Life Scale, Severity Index, Bristol Stool Form Scale.Thirty-one 44 (71 percent) patients contacted. Median follow-up time was 129 (range, 113 208) months. age surgery 22 80) years. No fully continent Index scores correlated with surgery. Older lower (P = 0.001), reflecting a quality life, higher patient-rated score 0.01) surgeon-rated 0.005), denoting more severe incontinence. The not utilized 77 months, showed correlation 0.04) 0.02). significantly in women than two vaginal births.Continence overlapping deteriorates long term. Long-term outcome worse older or those births. Scale correlates severity incontinence, may be used guide management patient's symptoms.