Surgical treatment of anal incontinence--a preliminary report.
Six patients with anal incontinence were treated operatively at two Finnish proctological centres: 3 patients with post-anal repair, 2 with direct sphincter repair and 1 with a gracilis sling operation. In short term, improvement of continence was demonstrated in all cases both clinically and by manometric measurements; 5 out of the 6 patients are acceptably continent after surgery. The present techniques of surgical treatment of incontinence can offer gratifying results. Anal manometry is a valuable means in the evaluation of these patients before and after the operation.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000503:physiopathology; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry; D008875:Middle Aged