"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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O'Mathuna D, Berghella V, Bellussi F, Kumar N, Haas DM. Cochrane Review Summaries-October 2020. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 10; 136(4):844-846.
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Gutierrez JC, Kassira N, Salloum RM, Franceschi D, Koniaris LG. Surgery for rectal cancer performed at teaching hospitals improves survival and preserves continence. J Gastrointest Surg. 2007 Nov; 11(11):1441-8; discussion 1448-50.
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Heyt GJ, Oh MK, Alemzadeh N, Rivera S, Jimenez SA, Rattan S, Cohen S, Dimarino AJ. Impaired rectoanal inhibitory response in scleroderma (systemic sclerosis): an association with fecal incontinence. Dig Dis Sci. 2004 Jun; 49(6):1040-5.
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Ouslander JG, Palmer MH, Rovner BW, German PS. Urinary incontinence in nursing homes: incidence, remission and associated factors. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1993 Oct; 41(10):1083-9.