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Prospective cohort study of phenotypic variation based on an anal sphincter function in adults with fecal incontinence.
Neurogastroenterology and motility - 1 Oct 2016
Brochard C, Bouguen G, Bodère A, Ropert A, Mallet A-L, Morcet J, Bretagne J-F, Siproudhis L
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BACKGROUND: One-third of patients with fecal incontinence (FI) do not have any anal dysfunction. The aim was to characterize patients with FI with normal anal function compared with patients with anal weakness. METHODS: The general characteristics and data of anal manometry, endosonography, and defecography of patients who were evaluated for FI at a single institution from 2005 to 2015 were prospectively...
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