"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.
Failure of voluntary control of the anal sphincters, with involuntary passage of feces and flatus.
| Descriptor ID |
D005242
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.860.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Fecal Incontinence- Fecal Incontinence
- Fecal Incontinences
- Incontinence, Fecal
- Incontinences, Fecal
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fecal Incontinence".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fecal Incontinence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Fecal Incontinence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fecal Incontinence" by people in Profiles.
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Does Concomitant Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair at the Time of Rectopexy Impact Rectal Prolapse Recurrence Rates? A Retrospective Review of the Prospectively Collected Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium Quality Improvement Database Pilot. Dis Colon Rectum. 2022 Dec 01; 65(12):1522-1530.
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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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Inter-rater Reliability of Sacral Ratio Measurements in Patients with Anorectal Malformations. J Surg Res. 2020 12; 256:272-281.
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Can fecal continence be predicted in patients born with anorectal malformations? J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54(6):1159-1163.
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Long-term follow-up after surgery for simple and complex cryptoglandular fistulas: fecal incontinence and impact on quality of life. Dis Colon Rectum. 2015 May; 58(5):533-9.
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Sexual function in women with anal incontinence using a new instrument: the PISQ-IR. Int Urogynecol J. 2015 May; 26(5):657-63.
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Outcomes after operations for anal fistula: results of a prospective, multicenter, regional study. Dis Colon Rectum. 2014 Nov; 57(11):1304-8.
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Reoperative surgery for Hirschsprung disease. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2012 Nov; 21(4):354-63.
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A comparison of the quality of life of ulcerative colitis patients after IPAA vs ileostomy. Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Nov; 55(11):1131-7.
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Enhanced interpretability of the PFDI-20 with establishment of reference scores among women in the general population. Neurourol Urodyn. 2012 Nov; 31(8):1252-7.