Neurostimulation for fecal incontinence after correction of repair of imperforate anus

Neurostimulation for fecal incontinence after correction of repair of imperforate anus

We are reporting the case of a 32-year-old female who had suffered from fecal incontinence (FI). She was born with an imperforate anus and a recto-vaginal fistula; she underwent repair at 6 mo of age. At 29 years of age, she was still fecally incontinent despite extensive pelvic floor reeducation. A magnetic resonance imaging and an anal electromyography were performed. Because her symptoms wer...

Medical and surgical management of fecal incontinence after repair of high imperforate anus anomalies.

OBJECTIVE To report the medical and surgical management of fecal incontinence in children after repair of high imperforate anus. METHODS Thirty-seven children with fecal incontinence post repair of high imperforate anus were recruited between January 2000 and July 2007 at Aseer General Hospital, Abha, and Alhada Military Hospital, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The decision for surgery (dynam...

Remarks on Imperforate Anus

Bombay Medical Service. I have read with interest the case of " imperforate anus" of a child four months old, published in the current issue of your journal by Surgeon-Major Ma the w, Civil Surgeon of Mozufferpore. It would seem that it is one of congenital malformation, that " this child is in capital condition, lively, and, as far as can be judged, in the enjoyment of perfect healththat " the...

A Case of Imperforate Anus

CMV Colitis in a Full-Term Neonate after Surgical Repair of Imperforate Anus

Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous virus and has significant implications in the immune suppressed. Several cases of CMV colitis have been reported in neonates, acquiring the virus in a variety of ways, through vertical transmission, breast milk, or blood transfusion. Case Presentation: Here we report a full-term infant who developed severe cytomegalovirus colitis post-operativel...