ALLMedicine™ Fecal Incontinence Center

Mar 24th, 2023 - Fecal incontinence is an important complaint reported by patients with Crohn's disease and it is associated with several disease-related mechanisms, including anorectal functional disorders. This study aimed to assess the anorectal function and cl...

Mar 24th, 2023 - Fecal incontinence is a problem for many patients born with an anorectal malformation (ARM) that can impact quality of life. It is unknown if racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities relate to fecal continence in these children. We sought to ...

Mar 23rd, 2023 - Fecal continence is maintained by several mechanisms including anatomical factors, anorectal sensation, rectal compliance, stool consistency, anal muscle strength, mobility, and psychological factors. The homeostatic balance is easily disturbed by...

Mar 12th, 2023 - This systematic literature review (SLR) assessed incidence/prevalence of cryptoglandular fistulas (CCF) and outcomes associated with local surgical and intersphincteric ligation procedures for CCFs. Two trained reviewers searched PubMed and Embase...

Mar 10th, 2023 - PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine whether de-intensified chemoradiation for early stage squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal (SCCA) is able to maintain excellent 2-year disease control of 85% or higher while improving anorectal health-relat...

Oct 8th, 2021 - Benign anorectal disorders of structure and function are common in clinical practice. These guidelines summarize the preferred approach to the evaluation and management of defecation disorders, proctalgia syndromes, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and...

Mar 27th, 2019 - Fecal incontinence, or the involuntary leakage of solid or loose stool, is estimated to affect 7-15% of community-dwelling women (1). It is associated with reduced quality of life, negative psychologic effects, and social stigma (2), yet many wome...

Jul 16th, 2014 - These guidelines summarize the definitions, diagnostic criteria, differential diagnoses, and treatments of a group of benign disorders of anorectal function and/or structure. Disorders of function include defecation disorders, fecal incontinence, ...

Dec 22nd, 2009 - This article summarises the findings from the Conservative Management of Faecal Incontinence in Adults Committee of the International Consultation on Incontinence. We conducted comprehensive literature searches using the following keywords combine...

Sep 23rd, 2009 - The members of 'The International Consultation on Incontinence 2008 (Paris) Committee on Dynamic Testing' provide an executive summary of the chapter 'Dynamic Testing' that discusses (urodynamic) testing methods for patients with signs and or symp...

Mar 23rd, 2023 - Fecal continence is maintained by several mechanisms including anatomical factors, anorectal sensation, rectal compliance, stool consistency, anal muscle strength, mobility, and psychological factors. The homeostatic balance is easily disturbed by...

Mar 10th, 2023 - PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine whether de-intensified chemoradiation for early stage squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal (SCCA) is able to maintain excellent 2-year disease control of 85% or higher while improving anorectal health-relat...

Mar 6th, 2023 - Defecatory disorders affect 25% of the population and the incidence is rising. These diseases pose a major health care burden and are poorly recognized and treated. The need for better diagnostics and therapeutics is substantial. Defecatory disord...

Mar 2nd, 2023 - Fecal incontinence is frequent and has a significant impact on the quality of life of individuals. Its therapeutic management is based primarily on transit regulation and rehabilitation and secondarily on neuromodulation of the sacral roots. Howev...

Mar 2nd, 2023 - Pregnant women who applied to Ege University Gynecology and Obstetrics Department Delivery Room Service and had vaginal delivery will be included in the study after obtaining their consent. When the cases meeting the inclusion criteria will be tak...

Nov 17th, 2022 - While nearly one in seven individuals said they experienced abdominal bloating within the past week, more than half reported that they did not seek care for this symptom, a national survey showed. Among nearly 89,000 respondents to the National GI...

Nov 7th, 2022 - Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) is a therapeutic procedure that could be used to help women with sexual dysfunction. However, the benefits of this method in this indication should still be reviewed in high-quality studies with sexual function as th...

Sep 26th, 2022 - Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) elicited durable efficacy and a favorable safety profile compared with conventional radiotherapy (CRT) in patients with endometrial and cervical cancers who received postoperative pelvic radiation. At 3...

Sep 1st, 2022 - Chemotherapy prior to transanal excision surgery demonstrated favorable responses that led to increased organ preservation rates among patients with early rectal cancer, according to findings from the phase 2 NEO trial (NCT03259035) published in t...

Aug 11th, 2022 - Gut dysbiosis lingered on at an average of 14 months' follow-up after COVID-19 among patients in Hong Kong. (Gut) For ulcerative colitis, fecal calprotectin levels weren't good at identifying disease activity but could point to likelihood of remis...