Obstetric Fecal Incontinence Treatment Registry

INTRODUCTION Anal Incontinence (AI) is a loose of voluntary control for bowel movements, with recurrent leaking of flatus, liquid or solid stools.

AI is a frecuent pathology. Prevalence is similar among men and women. AI´s ethiology is quite variable. Nevertheless, the most frecuent one is sphinteric injuries, obstetric, traumatic or secondary to anal surgery.

Conservative measures have to be iniciated and they are essential for every patient.

If a sphincteric injury exists, several choices of surgical treatment exist. The long term results obtained with sphincteroplasty, with a uniform surgical technique, follow up and complementing with other therapeutic options, has been considered interesting to analyze.

HYPOTHESIS Sphincteroplasty with the adoption of the appropriate complementary treatments, provides satisfactory results in the very long term, and should be considered as the procedure of choice in patients with Anal Incontinence.

OBJECTIVES

• Analyze the very long term results obtained with Sphincteroplasty as surgical technique for treatment of severe anal incontinence.
• Evaluate the results of the different types of surgical repair performed, according to the CCIS Score (Wexner Score).
• Evaluate the importance of patient follow-up and incorporation of complementary treatments.
• Establish patient´s satisfaction with the procedure after a long term follow up period after the intervention.