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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

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VOLUME: 27 ISSUE: 3

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September 2008

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

Pelviperineology 2008;27(3):102-102

PETER PETROS ¹

MICHAEL SWASH ²

1. Royal Perth Hospital, University of Western Australia

2. Dept of Neurology, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK

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ABSTRACT

A prospective endoanal ultrasound study in 80 patients with fecal incontinence (FI) normal external anal sphincters found internal anal sphincter (IAS) thinning in only 39% of patients. This experiment indicates that IAS damage is unlikely to be a major cause of FI.

Keywords:

Fecal incontinence; Internal anal sphincter; Endoanal ultrasound.