title: Clinical and manometric assessment of gracilis muscle transplant for fecal incontinence.
abstract: Six cases of gracilis muscle transplant for fecal incontinence are reported. The causes of fecal incontinence included previous anal operation, idiopathic incontinence, and rectal prolapse. All patients had had a previous operation for fecal incontinence. Postoperative sepsis developed at the operative site in five patients despite a defunctioning colostomy in two. Functional results of the operation were poor in all patients and a colostomy has now been raised in all cases. The operation was not associated with any objective improvement in resting or voluntary component pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, General Hospital Birmingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Keighley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000503:physiopathology; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D013848:Thigh