Anal sphincter reconstruction

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Abstract

Anal sphincter reconstruction for anal incontinence was performed in 55 women between 1973 and 1987 at The Jewish Hospital of St. Louis. The mean age was 34 years (range, 22-75 years). Incontinence was due to obstetric injury in 48 patients and to fistulotomy in 7 patients. Patients suffered from complete incontinence (41), incontinence of liquid stool and flatus (11), or incontinence of flatus only (3). All patients underwent an anterior overlapping sphincter muscle reconstruction, and one patient also had a posterior repair. Complete continence was restored in 28 patients, and partial continence was achieved in 24 patients. Only three patients remained totally incontinent. Clinical assessment did not accurately reflect functional outcome after 1 year of follow-up. No factor predicting outcome was found retrospectively. Clinical assessment of a patient's outcome may be inaccurate unless specific questions are asked. The use of a perineal drain reduced infection but did not affect outcome. Previous repair or associated rectovaginal fistula does not affect outcome. Sphincter injury owing to fistula disease may result in poor outcome after repair.

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