title: A Content Incontinent: Report of Liposomal Bupivacaine Induced Fecal Incontinence.
abstract: Proper surgical management of anal fistula demands sound clinical judgment and extraordinary care to prevent incontinence and adequate postoperative pain control and provide satisfactory resolution to optimize quality of life. Fecal incontinence can be a devastating complication of procedures performed forfistula in ano. We report a unique case in which temporary incontinence (for less than 4 days) followed injection of liposomal bupivacaine for postoperative pain control after draining seton placement forfistula in ano. Patients and physicians should be aware as it may be mistaken for a more serious anatomical and permanent cause of fecal incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mountain View Hospital, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
authors.forename: Emanuel A
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4304-5973
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Shapera
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Vinay K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Rai