Fecal Incontinence

"Fecal Incontinence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Failure of voluntary control of the anal sphincters, with involuntary passage of feces and flatus.

Descriptor ID	D005242
MeSH Number(s)	C06.405.469.860.300
Concept/Terms	Fecal Incontinence Fecal Incontinence Fecal Incontinences Incontinence, Fecal Incontinences, Fecal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fecal Incontinence".

Diseases [C]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Gastrointestinal Diseases [C06.405]
Intestinal Diseases [C06.405.469]
Rectal Diseases [C06.405.469.860]
Fecal Incontinence [C06.405.469.860.300]

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Bar chart showing 24 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	1	2
2004	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	2	3
2015	4	0	4
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	0	2
2018	1	0	1
2021	1	1	2
2022	2	0	2
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Fecal Incontinence" by people in Profiles.

Donovan KF, Tomada EP, Carmichael H, Ricardo A, Berger N, Bonaccorso A, Alavi K, Zaghiyan K, Pigazzi A, Sands D, DeBeche-Adams T, Chadi SA, McLemore EC, Marks JH, Maykel JA, Shawki SF, Steele SR, Albert M, Whiteford MH, Wexner SD, Sylla P. Impact of neoadjuvant treatment on functional outcomes after transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME)-a case series. Surg Endosc. 2025 Oct; 39(10):6802-6812.

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Donovan KF, Lee KC, Ricardo A, Berger N, Bonaccorso A, Alavi K, Zaghiyan K, Pigazzi A, Sands D, DeBeche-Adams T, Chadi SA, McLemore EC, Marks JH, Maykel JA, Shawki SF, Steele SR, Albert M, Whiteford MH, Cheng FY, Wexner SD, Sylla P. Functional Outcomes After Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) for Rectal Cancer: Results From the Phase II North American Multicenter Prospective Observational Trial. Ann Surg. 2024 Sep 01; 280(3):363-373.

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Ortega MV, Kim Y, Leung K, Weinstein M, Leftwich HK. Can sonographic fetal head circumference measurement help predict obstetric anal sphincter injury? Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Oct; 159(1):279-283.

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Fogle SE, Donahue CA, Beresneva O, Kuhnen AH, Kleiman DA, Breen EM, Schoetz DJ, Roberts PL, Marcello PW, Saraidaridis JT. Horseshoe Fistulae in the Age of LIFT. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 05; 26(5):1077-1083.

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Ahn JJ, Rice-Townsend SE, Nicassio L, Glazer D, Avansino JR, Lewis KE, Durham MM, Frischer J, Calkins CM, Rentea RM, Ralls M, Fuller M, Wood RJ, Rollins MD, Lee J, Reeder RW, Dickie BH, Saadai P, Cain MP, Merguerian P, Smith CA. Urinary continence disparities in patients with anorectal malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jan; 57(1):74-79.

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Cavallaro PM, Vogler SA, Hyman NH, Ky AJ, Savitt LR, Tyler KM, Gurland BH, Bordeianou L. Preliminary Report From the Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium: Large-Scale Data Collection Through Quality Improvement Initiatives to Provide Data on Functional Outcomes After Rectal Prolapse Repair. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021 08 01; 64(8):986-994.

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Saraidaridis JT, Molina G, Savit LR, Milch H, Mei T, Chin S, Kuo J, Bordeianou L. Pudendal nerve terminal motor latency testing does not provide useful information in guiding therapy for fecal incontinence. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2018 Mar; 33(3):305-310.

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Klages KL, Berlin KS, Silverman AH, Mugie S, Di Lorenzo C, Nurko S, Ponnambalam A, Sanghavi R, Sood MR. Empirically Derived Patterns of Pain, Stooling, and Incontinence and Their Relations to Health-Related Quality of Life Among Youth With Chronic Constipation. J Pediatr Psychol. 2017 Apr 01; 42(3):325-334.

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Abelson JS, Spiegel JD, Yeo HL, Mao J, Sun T, Sedrakyan A, Milsom JW, Garrett KA. Evaluation of Trends in the Use of InterStim for Fecal Incontinence. Surg Innov. 2017 Apr; 24(2):133-138.

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Irwin GW, Dasari BV, Irwin R, Johnston D, Khosraviani K. Outcomes of Sacral Nerve Stimulation For Faecal Incontinence in Northern Ireland. Ulster Med J. 2017 Jan; 86(1):20-24.

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