title: The electrically stimulated (dynamic) graciloplasty for faecal incontinence--first experiences with a modified muscle sling.
abstract: Continence following the gracilis stimulated neosphincter reconstruction after total rectal excision is inferior to that obtained in the presence of an intact anal canal. We describe a modification of the alpha loop in which the tendon is brought through the belly of the gracilis muscle. The results in three patients are presented.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Boltzmann Research Institute for Surgical Oncology, Danube Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Feil
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Novi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zöch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dahlberg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schiessel
mesh_terms: D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013848:Thigh / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome