Outcome of Anterior Sphincter Repair for Obstetric Injury: Comparison of Early and Late Results

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• 作者：Luigi Zorcolo ; Luca Covotta and David C. C. Bartolo
• 关键词：Fecal incontinence ; Anterior sphincter repair ; Long ; term follow ; up
• 刊名：Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
• 出版年：2005
• 出版时间：March 2005
• 年：2005
• 卷：48
• 期：3
• 页码：524-531
• 全文大小：154 KB

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INTRODUCTION Fecal incontinence is commonly caused by structural sphincter damage secondary to obstetric trauma. Anterior sphincter repair achieves reasonable early improvement rates of between 69 and 97 percent. Few series have reported long-term results. This study was designed to evaluate the long-term outcome and examine whether there are any predictive factors that could refine patient selection and predict long-term outcome.