Efficacy of Sphinkeeper™ implant in treating faecal incontinence.

F LittaA ParelloV De SimoneP CampennìR OreficeA A MarraM GogliaR MoroniCarlo Ratto

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2020)

The primary aim of this prospective study was to assess the efficacy of Sphinkeeper™ (SK) implantation in patients with faecal incontinence. Forty-two patients with faecal incontinence (14 with sphincter defects) underwent SK implantation and were followed up for a mean(s.d.) of 15·9(8·6) months. SK implantation was a safe and effective method that improved patients' quality of life. Implants and incontinence.

Keyphrases

urinary incontinence
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
soft tissue
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes