Diagnostic tools for fecal incontinence: Scoring systems are the crucial first step

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 516 - 522
• Main Authors: Liptak, Peter, Duricek, Martin, Banovcin, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 14.02.2024
• Subjects: Chronic Disease; Fecal Incontinence - diagnosis; Fecal Incontinence - therapy; Humans; Quality of Life; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires; Questionary; Incontinence; Fecal; Scoring system; Quality of life

The main aim of this editorial is to comment on the recent article published by Garg in the 2023; 29: 4593-4603. This original research presents a new scoring system for fecal incontinence. Fecal incontinence is a chronic disease with a severe impact on the quality of life of the patients. Substanti...