Posterior sagittal anorectoplasty as a secondary operation for the treatment of fecal incontinence. 1983

A Peña

Fecal incontinence is still a frequent postoperative sequelae in dealing with high rectal anomalies. Posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP) has been previously used in 87 cases as a primary procedure and allows full exposure of the anorectal region. Through this approach, full understanding of the anatomic damage is obtained and consequently a rational reconstructive plan can be designed in each case. Eight patients were operated on using this approach as a secondary operation. Surgical findings included anteriorly placed anus in all cases, a laterally misplaced anus in one of them, different degree of levator destruction in all of them, a missed portion of levator muscle anterior to the rectum and posterior to the urethra in one case, and variable degrees of megarectum in all cases. Reconstruction included tapering and replacement of the rectum and anus to surround them by striated muscle, reconstruction of levator mechanism, and repair of a persistent cloaca in one case. Postoperative assessment included a clinical as well as manometric and radiological evaluation. There were excellent results in five patients. Three patients showed significant improvement, including one patient with no sacrum.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D012007 Rectum The distal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE, between the SIGMOID COLON and the ANAL CANAL. Rectums
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005242 Fecal Incontinence Failure of voluntary control of the anal sphincters, with involuntary passage of feces and flatus. Bowel Incontinence,Fecal Soiling,Incontinence, Bowel,Incontinence, Fecal,Soilings, Fecal
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D001003 Anal Canal The terminal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE, beginning from the ampulla of the RECTUM and ending at the anus. Anal Gland, Human,Anal Sphincter,Anus,Anal Gland,Anal Glands, Human,Detrusor External Sphincter,External Anal Sphincter,Internal Anal Sphincter,Anal Sphincter, External,Anal Sphincter, Internal,Anal Sphincters,Detrusor External Sphincters,External Anal Sphincters,Human Anal Gland,Human Anal Glands,Internal Anal Sphincters,Sphincter, Anal,Sphincter, Detrusor External,Sphincter, External Anal,Sphincter, Internal Anal,Sphincters, Anal

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