Original Article

Use of anal sling in the treatment of faecal incontinence

• FILIPPO LA TORRE
• FRANCESCO VELLUTI
• ANNA FARINA
• GIUSEPPE GIULIANI
• DIEGO COLETTA
• FABIANO IAQUINANDI
• ERRICO ORSI
• LIVIA DE ANNA
• FRANCA NATALE
• MAURO CERVIGNI

Sacral neuromodulation in the treatment of fecal incontinence. The GINS experience.

• CARLO RATTO

PTQ™ bulking agent injection for the treatment of fecal incontinence: QoL and manometric evaluation

• FRANCESCO GUERRA
• FRANCESCO VELLUTI
• DANIELE CROCETTI
• FILIPPO LA TORRE

Pathophysiology and diagnosis of descending perineum syndrome in children

• MICHAEL D. LEVIN

TFS posterior sling improves overactive bladder, pelvic pain and abnormal emptying, even with minor prolapse. A prospective urodynamic study

• PETER PETROS
• PETER A. RICHARDSON

Descending perineum syndrome: pathophysiology of fecal incontinence

• FILIPPO PUCCIANI

The Musculo-Elastic Theory of anorectal function and dysfunction

• PETER PETROS
• MICHAEL SWASH

Experimental Study No. 1: Directional muscle forces activate anorectal continence and defecation in the female

• PETER PETROS
• MICHAEL SWASH

Experimental Study No. 2: A direct test for the role of the pubourethral ligament in anorectal closure

• PETER PETROS
• MICHAEL SWASH

Study No. 3: Reflex contraction of the levator plate increases intra-anal pressure, validating its role in continence

• PETER PETROS
• MICHAEL SWASH

Experimental Study No. 5: A prospective endoanal ultrasound study suggests that internal anal sphincter damage is unlikely to be a major cause of fecal incontinence

• PETER PETROS
• MICHAEL SWASH

Study No. 10: Fecal incontinence cure by surgical reinforcement of the pelvic ligaments suggests a connective tissue aetiology

• PETER PETROS
• PETER RICHARDSON

Study No. 11: Ligamentous repair using the Tissue Fixation System confirms a causal link between damaged suspensory ligaments and urinary and fecal incontinence

• BURGHARD ABENDSTEIN
• PETER PETROS
• PETER RICHARDSON

Study No. 12: Role of the uterosacral ligaments in the causation of rectal intussusception, abnormal bowel emptying, and fecal incontinence. A prospective study

• BURGHARD ABENDSTEIN
• CHRISTINA BRUGGER
• ANTON FURTSCHEGGER
• MICHAEL RIEGER
• PETER PETROS

Review

A practical update on functional and dysfunctional anatomy of the female pelvic floor - Part 1 Function

• YUKI SEKIGUCHI
• HIROMI INOUE
• RYOKO NAKAMURA

A practical update on functional and dysfunctional anatomy of the female pelvic floor - Part 2 Dysfunction

• YUKI SEKIGUCHI
• HIROMI INOUE
• RYOKO NAKAMURA

Review of pelvic floor disorders rehabilitation: the impact of rehabilitative treatment on obstructed defecation and faecal incontinence

• FILIPPO PUCCIANI

Book Review

Fecal incontinence

• GIULIO A. SANTORO
• ANDRZEJ P. WIECZOREK
• MAGDALENA M. WO´ZNIAK
• ALEKSANDRA STANKIEWICZ

Original Article

Is Chronic Pelvic Pain in the female surgically curable by uterosacral/cardinal ligament repair?

• YUKI SEKIGUCHI
• HIROMI INOUE
• BERNHARD LIEDL
• MAX HAVERFIELD
• PETER RICHARDSON
• ALEXANDER YASSOURIDIS
• LUNA PINANGO
• FLORIAN WAGENLEHNER
• DARREN GOLD

Original Article

A critical review of TFS ligament repair. Part 3: The role of ligaments in the control of bladder, bowel and pain symptoms

• DARREN M GOLD
• DAVID ENDE