The effects of childbirth on the pelvic-floor [PDF]
, 2000 Basically, vaginal delivery is associated with the risk of pelvic floor damage. The pelvic floor sequelae of childbirth includes anal incontinence, urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
Dannecker, Christian +1 more
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Effectiveness of continence promotion for older women via community organisations: A cluster randomised trial [PDF]
, 2013 This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 3.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative ...
Thomas, D +4 more
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Automatic localisation of innervation zones: a simulation study of the external anal sphincter [PDF]
, 2009 Traumas of the innervation zone (IZ) of the external anal sphincter (EAS), e.g. during delivery, can promote the development of faecal incontinence. Recently developed probes allow high-resolution detection of EMG signals from the EAS.
Merletti, Roberto +2 more
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Clinical Efficacy of Supervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training - assisted Biofeedback on Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes in patients with Fecal Incontinence [PDF]
Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal, 2022 Background: Fecal incontinence (FI) is a prevalent, and embarrassing condition that drastically affects the quality of life (QOL). Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is the first-line therapy in FI either alone or combined with biofeedback (BF).
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Research progress in fecal incontinence in patients with inflammatory bowel disease [PDF]
Xin yixueInflammatory bowel disease （IBD） including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitiscan. It affects the perianal region and the rectum， often presenting as anal fistulas， perianal abscesses， and fecal incontinence， etc.
LAN Xiaolin, XIAN Zhenyu, ZHANG Min
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Life, 2023 Introduction: Constipation is a disorder with a multifactorial origin. Constipation has a varied clinical presentation, including infrequent defecation of bulky stools and episodes of retentive fecal incontinence.
Ronny Rodrigues Correia +5 more
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Long-term evolution of continence and quality of life after sphincteroplasty for obstetric fecal incontinence [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2022 Purpose This study was performed to evaluate the long-term evolution of continence and patient’s quality of life after surgical treatment for obstetric fecal incontinence.
Vicente Pla-Martí +8 more
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Gut Microbiota Characterization in Fecal Incontinence and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
, 2023 Anal incontinence (AI) is defned as the inability to delay evacuation until socially convenient (urge incontinence) or, more in general, as the involuntary passage of gut contents through the anus (passive incontinence or soiling/fecal seepage, the ...
Cremon, Cesare +3 more
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Refractory functional constipation: clinical management or appendicostomy?
Jornal de Pediatria, 2020 Objective: To compare the clinical evolution in patients with refractory functional constipation undergoing different therapeutic regimens: oral laxatives and antegrade enemas via appendicostomy or clinical treatment with oral laxatives and rectal enemas.
Vanesca P.A. de Arruda +3 more
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, 2010 This paper reviews the scientific literature regarding current systems available for the management of acute faecal incontinence (FI) in hospital patients.
S. Lui +6 more
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