Most frequent causes of fecal incontinence in our environment

• Published in: Acta gastroenterologica latinoamericana Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 165 - 168
• Main Authors: Curi, L A, Genoud, M T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Argentina 2000
• Subjects: Aged; Fecal Incontinence - etiology; Female; Humans; Injury Severity Score; Male; Middle Aged; Postmenopause; Postoperative Complications; Rectal Prolapse - complications
• ISSN: 0300-9033

The objective of this piece of work was to assess the most frequent causes of fecal incontinence in our environment. 204 patients undergoing fecal incontinence of various types of severity were evaluated and later referred to "motilidad digestiva" department of Gastroenterology floor of Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, in an eight year span of time, 58 male (28.43%) and 146 female (71.56%) of an average age of 56 years. Every patient underwent a serious anamnesis, a proctologic examination, anoscopy, a rectosigmoid study, an anorectal manometry, and, a preventive electromyography was performed to those patients with a possible neurologic damage. The most frequent cause of incontinence was idiopathic 37.7%, followed by post surgery (19.6%) and rectal prolapse (13.7%), post menopause (11.2%), post delivery (9.8%), Neurogenic Incontinence (4.9%) and Traumatic Incontinence (2.9%). Doctor's performance may prevent some of the causes of incontinence.