fecal incontinence; anal incontinence; bowel incontinence; includes: encopresis

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Introduction

Involuntary passage of gas or feces.

Classification

Etiology

* even if patient's loss of ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) (i.e. inability to get to the toilet) occurred after a hospitalization, inability to perform ADL rather than the hospitalization is the most likely contributing factor to fecal incontinence[12]

Epidemiology

Pathology

Laboratory

Diagnostic procedures

Radiology

Management

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Journal Watch 22(24):185, 2002 Meschia M, Pifarotti P, Gattei U, Crosignani PG. Injection therapy for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2002;54(2):67-72. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12566746
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  7. 7.0 7.1 FDA News Release. February 12, 2015 FDA permits marketing of fecal incontinence device for women http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm434130.htm
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    Geriatric Review Syllabus, 10th edition (GRS10) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2019
    Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th edition (GRS11) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2022
  13. 13.0 13.1 NEJM Knowledge+ Gastroenterology
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  16. Symptoms & Causes of Fecal Incontinence https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/bowel-control-problems-fecal-incontinence/symptoms-causes

Patient information

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