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Fecal incontinence evaluation and treatment is reviewed
August 7th, 2006
Fecal incontinence evaluation and treatment is reviewed. "Faecal incontinence is a debilitating condition affecting people of all ages, and significantly impairs quality of life. Proper clinical assessment followed by conservative medical therapy leads to improvement in more than 50% of cases, including patients with severe symptoms," scientists in England report. S. Maslekar and colleagues, University of Hull, wrote, "Patients with advanced incontinence or those resistant to initial treatment should be evaluated by anorectal physiology testing to establish the severity and type of incontinence. Several treatment options with promising results exist....
Source: Gastroenterology Week (2006-08-07)
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