Anal function in geriatric patients with faecal incontinence.

Anal function in geriatric patients with faecal incontinence.

The association of faecal incontinence with constipation and confusion in the elderly is well recognised but the anal function of faecally incontinent geriatric patients is poorly understood. Anal studies were therefore performed on 99 geriatric patients (49 with faecal incontinence, 19 continent patients with faecal impaction and 31 geriatric control patients with normal bowel habit) and 57 yo...

Anal endosonography in faecal incontinence.

Relation between rectal sensation and anal function in normal subjects and patients with faecal incontinence.

The relation between sensory perception of rapid balloon distension of the rectum and the motor responses of the rectum and external and internal anal sphincters in 27 normal subjects and 16 patients with faecal incontinence who had impaired rectal sensation but normal sphincter pressures was studied. In both patients and normal subjects, the onset and duration of rectal sensation correlated cl...

Anal Injectables and Implantables for Faecal Incontinence

Topical phenylephrine increases anal canal resting pressure in patients with faecal incontinence.

INTRODUCTION The internal anal sphincter receives a stimulatory alpha(1) adrenergic innervation. Use of an adrenergic agonist may therefore have a role in treating patients with faecal incontinence. METHODS Ten patients (seven females, median age 66 years) with passive faecal incontinence related to weak internal anal sphincter were studied. All patients had intact anal sphincters as assessed...