Fecal Incontinence

Known as: bowel incontinent, incontinent bowel, Afforingsinkontinens 
Failure of voluntary control of the anal sphincters, with involuntary passage of feces and flatus.
National Institutes of Health

Topic mentions per year

Topic mentions per year

1943-2018
020040019432017

Related topics

Related topics

26 relations
AdrenoleukodystrophyAnus DiseasesAutonomic nervous system disordersBowel control, function
(More)

Narrower (1)

Anal sphincter dysplasia

Broader (5)

Anorectal DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesIncontinenceSigns and Symptoms
(More)

Related mentions per year

Related mentions per year

1936-2019
19401960198020002020
Fecal Incontinence
nervous system disorder
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Diarrhea
Signs and Symptoms
Microbiological

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Sacral nerve stimulation is more effective than optimal medical therapy for severe fecal incontinence: a randomized, controlled study.
PURPOSE This randomized study was designed to compare the effect of sacral neuromodulation with optimal medical therapy in… (More)
  • table 1
  • table 2
  • table 3
  • figure 1
  • figure 2
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Fecal and urinary incontinence in primiparous women.
OBJECTIVE To prospectively investigate the relationship between anal sphincter tears and postpartum fecal and urinary… (More)
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Randomized controlled trial of biofeedback for fecal incontinence.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Behavioral treatment (biofeedback) has been reported to improve fecal incontinence but has not been compared… (More)
  • table 1
  • figure 1
  • table 2
  • figure 3
  • figure 2
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The safety and efficacy of the artificial bowel sphincter for fecal incontinence: results from a multicenter cohort study.
PURPOSE The aim of this trial was to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and impact on quality of life of the Acticon trade mark… (More)
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale: quality of life instrument for patients with fecal incontinence.
PURPOSE This goal of this research was to develop and evaluate the psychometrics of a health-related quality of life scale… (More)
  • table 1
  • table 3
  • figure 1
  • table 4
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Patient and surgeon ranking of the severity of symptoms associated with fecal incontinence: the fecal incontinence severity index.
PURPOSE The purpose of this research was to develop and evaluate a severity rating score for fecal incontinence, the Fecal… (More)
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Prospective comparison of faecal incontinence grading systems.
BACKGROUND Existing scales for assessing faecal incontinence have not been validated against clinical assessment, or with regard… (More)
  • table 1
  • table 2
  • table 3
  • table 4
  • table 5
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Antenatal prediction of postpartum urinary and fecal incontinence.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of pregnancy and delivery on continence and to assess whether physical markers of collagen… (More)
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Epidemiology of fecal incontinence: the silent affliction.
OBJECTIVE Fecal incontinence represents an embarrassing social problem, the magnitude of which remains largely unknown. The… (More)
Is this relevant?
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Anal-sphincter disruption during vaginal delivery.
BACKGROUND Lacerations of the anal sphincter or injury to sphincter innervation during childbirth are major causes of fecal… (More)
Is this relevant?