Palpable abdominal mass and recurrent fecal incontinence due to failure of artificial bowel sphincter

Artificial bowel sphincters (ABS), specifically the Acticon Neosphincter, have been used to treat fecal incontinence (FI) since the early 2000s. This report and literature review focuses on possible device malfunctions of previously placed ABS for FI. We present a case of device malfunction in a pat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zellmer, Tim, MacDonald, William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Complications of Therapy
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6199762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30364912
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2018.08.024
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Sumario:Artificial bowel sphincters (ABS), specifically the Acticon Neosphincter, have been used to treat fecal incontinence (FI) since the early 2000s. This report and literature review focuses on possible device malfunctions of previously placed ABS for FI. We present a case of device malfunction in a patient with FI who had a previously placed ABS, review relevant literature, and discuss outcomes of ABS placement with possible device malfunctions.

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