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incontinence

[in′känt·ən·əns]
(medicine)
Inability to control the natural evacuations, as the feces or the urine; specifically, involuntary evacuation from organic causes.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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(16) Other relatively common causes of fecal incontinence are rectal prolapse, trauma, irradiation, neurologic and demyelinating disorders such as multiple sclerosis, neoplasms, stroke, infection (eg, of a perineal wound), and diabetes.
Fecal incontinence: help for patients who suffer silently: once you've identified patients with this embarrassing condition, achieving optimal outcomes hinges on your familiarity with advances like sacral nerve stimulation
Fecal Incontinence is characterized by the involuntary loss of solid or liquid feces.
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Fecal incontinence affects more than 20 million women in the United States, with only one-third of those with the condition disclosing their symptoms to their physician.
The latest treatments for urinary and fecal incontinence: which hold water?
Physiological studies of the anal sphichter musculature in fecal incontinence and rectal prolapse.
A surgical technique for secondary repair of obstetric anal sphincter injuries; sphinctero-vagino-perineoplasty/Obstetrik anal sfinkter hasarinin sekonder onariminda cerrahi teknik; sfinktero-vajino-perineoplasti
Positive Phase 2a results in Europe in evaluating the safety and efficacy of RDD-0315 for the treatment of fecal incontinence in spinal cord injury patients have previously been reported with a statistically significant reduction in the number of fecal incontinence episodes at 8 and 12 hours post-administration.
US FDA Grants IND Clearance to RDD Pharma for RDD-0315 for Treatment of Fecal Incontinence in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Anal sphincteroplasty and gracilis muscle transposition using transvaginal access in a female patient with fecal incontinence. Tech Coloproctol 2015;19;53-56.
Anal Sphincteroplasty and Counter-Clockwise Gracilis Muscle Transposition by Using Transperineal Ischioanal Fossa Access in a Male Patient with Fecal Incontinence Who Undergone to Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer/Rektum Kanseri Nedeni ile Low Anterior Rezeksiyon Uygulanmis Fekal Inkontinansli Erkek Hastada Transperineal Iskioanal Fossa Erisimi Kullanilarak Anal Sfinkteroplasti ve Counter-Clockwise Grasilis Kas Transpozisyonu
Of the 10,033 respondents reporting a history of fecal incontinence (14.4%), 33.3% had experienced at least one episode in the past week.
Survey: One in seven Americans had fecal incontinence
One hundred fifty-four (77%) patients presented with flatal incontinence, 15 (7.5%) with fecal incontinence and 105 (52.5%) with constipation.
Prevalence of Anal Incontinence and Constipation in Female Patients with Urinary Incontinence/Uriner Inkontinansli Kadin Hastalarda Anal Inkontinans ve Konstipasyon Gorulme Sikligi
In our study, the overall prevalence of fecal incontinence was 14.7%.
Fecal Incontinence after Posterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty for Anorectal Malformation: A Single-Center Study
Prevention and management of urinary or fecal incontinence is crucial during nursing assessments.
Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis--It Is Not a Pressure Injury
Epidemiology, pathophysiology, and classification of fecal incontinence: state of the science summary for the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) workshop.
Efficacy of porcine dermal collagen (Permacol[TM]) injection for passive faecal incontinence in a dedicated Colorectal Unit at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre
She developed a retrovaginal fistula and has permanent fecal incontinence.
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