Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare entity presenting with low back pain, unilateral or bilateral sciatica, motor weakness of lower extremities, sensory disturbance in the perineal area, and urinary and/or faecal incontinence. Those symptoms are secondary to compression of the cauda equina. If not recognized, CES can lead to irreversible disabilities. We report the case of a 77-year-old lady ...

Three children with faecal incontinence, in whom conventional treatment had failed, were managed with a regimen that focuses on the symptoms and present behaviour. It is short term and uses a paradoxical approach.

Women of all ages and social and cultural backgrounds can be affected by prolapse, urinary incontinence and faecal incontinence. For most, a cure can be found with the right investigation and subsequent treatment. For some, however, a cause can take time to be established, some may not want medical or surgical treatment, and for others a cure is not always possible. For these groups of women, d...

Faecal incontinence is a debilitating chronic clinical condition which may affect the patient and care givers. Modality of treatment is based on severity of the symptoms as well as the anatomical defect itself, availability of resources and expertise. We describe a modified technique of dynamic graciloplasty as neoanal sphincter for the treatment severe faecal incontinence who has failed previo...

Background Post-obstetric neuropathic faecal incontinence is a complex disorder of impaired motor function involving the sphincters and pelvic floor, often associated with impaired rectal evacuation and anorectal anaesthesia [1]. Direct trauma to the anal sphincter complex can give immediate problems or problems later in life. The initial therapy should be conservative. Patients with anatomic s...

Obstetric anal sphincter injury is the leading cause of faecal incontinence in women. Concerns have been expressed that some sphincter injuries are missed at the time of vaginal childbirth. There has also been a steady increase in the number of medico-legal cases associated with obstetric sphincter injury. Accurate diagnosis of third and fourth degree tears at the time of childbirth followed by...