Sacral neuromodulation for faecal incontinence - 10 years' experience at a Scottish tertiary centre

The Surgeon : Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
Hoey KohJohn Anderson

Abstract

Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) is increasingly popular in the management of faecal incontinence. This paper reports the first 10-year experience of SNS in the management of faecal incontinence at a tertiary referral centre. Data was collected in a prospectively maintained database. In total 130 patients were referred. The majority were women (94%) under 75-year-old (98%). Seven patients were found to have full-thickness rectal prolapse at the initial work-up and proceeded to rectopexy. Eighty-three patients underwent temporary SNS testing with 73.5% positive outcome, of which 52 patients had permanent implant insertion. There were four failures of SNS (7%) following implantation despite successful temporary testing, seven infection, one lead migration and three post-operative pain/numbness. One patient subsequently developed colorectal cancer requiring SNS removal. A higher frequency of episodes of incontinence was associated with positive SNS outcome (p = 0.007). There was no significant association between age, sex, type of faecal incontinence, previous anorectal/pelvic surgery, colonoscopic or USS findings and the likelihood of successful SNS. Of the 52 patients with SNS implants, 27 patients were seen only once for follow-u...Continue Reading

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Apr 16, 2019·Colorectal Disease : the Official Journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland·D MegeA-M Leroi

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