title: [Surgery of primary sphincter incontinence].
abstract: A thorough functional analysis of the anorectal continence organ and the pelvic floor is a prerequisite for adequate treatment of incontinence. If conservative therapy has failed, corrective surgery on the basis of careful patient selection may well lead to improvement of continence. In our experience, plastic surgery of both the anterior levator ani muscle and the sphincter ani externus muscle is the treatment of choice for idiopathic incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Coloproktologische Abteilung, St.-Joseph-Hospital Duisburg-Laar.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Athanasiadis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Chirurgie der primären Sphincterinkontinenz.