ANALYSIS OF SECONDER ANAL SPHINCTER REPAIR IN PATIENTS WITH FAECAL INCONTINENCE

Abstract

SUMMARY Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of seconder anal sphincter repair in patients with faecal incontinence. Design: Retrospective study Setting: Gaziantep University, Medical School, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Patients: Patients with fecal incontinence. Interventions: Seconder end-to-end repair of anal sphincter. Main outcome measures: Postoperative flatus and faecal incontinence Results: Twelve (75%) women had improvement for faecal incontinence in which 4 (25%) women had flatus incontinence. Conclusions: The results of seconder anal sphincter repair in Gaziantep University, Medical School, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology was observed in consistent with literature. Further randomised controlled trials to compare the effectiveness of different techniques including overlap repair, end-to-end repair in reducing anal incontinence are needed.