Japanese Practice Guidelines for Fecal Incontinence Part 1-Definition, Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathophysiology and Causes, Risk Factors, Clinical Evaluations, and Symptomatic Scores and QoL Questionnaire for Clinical Evaluations-English Version

Fecal incontinence (FI) is defined as involuntary or uncontrollable loss of feces. Gas incontinence is defined as involuntary or uncontrollable loss of flatus, while anal incontinence is defined as the involuntary loss of feces or flatus. The prevalence of FI in people over 65 in Japan is 8.7% in th...

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Main Authors: Kotaro Maeda, Tetsuo Yamana, Yoshihiko Takao, Toshiki Mimura, Hidetoshi Katsuno, Mihoko Seki, Akira Tsunoda, Kazuhiko Yoshioka, Fecal Incontinence Guideline Preparation Committee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/5/1/5_2020-057/_pdf/-char/en