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7953372

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
Anterior sphincter repair for faecal incontinence related to obstetric trauma was performed in 55 patients: 32 with incontinence after delivery and 23 with late onset. Anal endosonography and physiological tests were performed before and after surgery. After a median of 15 (range 6-36) months, 42 patients had improved, 11 had not improved and two were awaiting colostomy closure. The postoperative squeeze pressure was increased (by 20 versus 5 cmH2O, P = 0.05) and the external sphincter was more frequently intact (32 of 35 versus five of 11, P = 0.003) in those with a good outcome. Patients with an intact external sphincter had higher postoperative squeeze pressures (50 versus 20 cmH2O, P = 0.004). Patients with late-onset incontinence were older than those who developed incontinence soon after delivery (median 59 versus 32 years, P < 0.001) and had longer pudendal nerve terminal motor latencies (2.3 versus 2.1 ms, P = 0.03). Failure of repair is related to persistent external sphincter defects. Late-onset incontinence, even with a prolonged pudendal nerve terminal motor latency, does not preclude a good outcome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0007-1323
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
81
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1231-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Anterior anal sphincter repair in patients with obstetric trauma.
pubmed:affiliation
St Mark's Hospital, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't