"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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fecal Incontinence" by people in Profiles.
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The Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: Evolution Over Two Decades of Female Pelvic Floor Research. Urogynecology (Phila). 2024 10 01; 30(10):854-869.
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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 12 01; 65(12):1522-1530.
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Vaginal Electrical Stimulation for Postpartum Neuromuscular Recovery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 11 01; 27(11):659-666.
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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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Adding Insult to Injury: Levator Ani Avulsion in Women With Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 07 01; 27(7):462-467.
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Subspecialty care for peripartum pelvic floor disorders. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 11; 223(5):709-714.
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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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One-year outcomes of the ARTISAN-SNM study with the Axonics System for the treatment of urinary urgency incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn. 2020 06; 39(5):1482-1488.
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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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Anal Penetrative Intercourse as a Risk Factor for Fecal Incontinence. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2018 May-Jun; 24(3):252-255.