Fecal Incontinence in Children, Surgical and Neurological Aspects of Diagnosis and Treatment

Abstract

Based on the analysis of 79 children with coloproctological anomalies and spinal dysraphism of various forms in combination with other types of spinal malformations: including 28 patients with spinal dysraphism: posture disorders (scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis)-3 (10.7%); Non- healing of the arches (one vertebra, two or more)-11 (39.3%); Sacral development abnormality (agenesis, dysgenesis, deviation)-5 (17.8%); Coccyx abnormalities-1 (3.6%); Terminal filament lipoma-1 (3.6%); Isolated spinabifida osculta-7 (25.0%). 51 patients had fecal incontinence: with anorectal-29 (56.9%), Urogenital abnormalities-3 (5.9%) and congenital malformations of the colon-19 (37.2%).