University of Auckland

Postanal repair has good long-term outcome

Published in Elder Law Weekly, November 16th, 2005

Postanal repair for management of fecal incontinence has good long-term outcome in most patients.

"Idiopathic fecal incontinence is a common debilitating problem," surgeons in New Zealand explained.

"The results of surgical treatment are variable with only a small proportion of patients achieving full continence," noted S.M. Abbas and colleagues at the University of Auckland, who performed a study "to evaluate the long-term outcome of postanal repair in idiopathic fecal incontinence."

"Patients who had postanal repair in Auckland between 1994 and 2001 were identified and mailed fecal incontinence severity index (FISI) and fecal...

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Source: Elder Law Weekly (2005-11-16)

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