title: [Anal incontinence].
abstract: The Authors describe the clinical rectal incontinence according to etiology, physiology and pathologic anatomy. They report a case of such rectal incontinence followed to hemorroidectom and treated by transplantation of gracilis muscle according to Pikrell technique, comparing this approach with other current surgical procedures.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D013537:Sutures
vernacular_title: L'incontinenza anale.