Evaluation of Overlap Anal Sphincter Repair (OASR) in Patients with Post-Traumatic Fecal Incontinence View PDF

^*Hosam Ghazy
Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

^*Corresponding Author:

Hosam Ghazy
Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
Email:hosamelbanna@hotmail.com

Published on: 2015-06-15

Abstract

Fecal incontinence (FI) that develops after traumatic injury to the anal sphincters is a challenging problem, although many operations have been devised for its treatment, yet no ideal procedure has been yet described.

Keywords

OASR; Direct repair; Traumatic; Fecal incontinence

Introduction

Fecal incontinence is a distressing condition which can be defined as any incontinence of flatus, liquid stool or solid stool that affects quality of life of patients. FI is more common in males, with an increasing incidence with age