Faecal incontinence is associated with an impaired rectosigmoid brake and improved by sacral neuromodulation.
Anthony Y LinChris VargheseNiranchan PaskaranandavadivelSean Ho Beom SeoPeng DuPhil DinningIan P BissettGregory B SandsPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2022)
The rectosigmoid brake was suppressed in this cohort of patients with faecal incontinence. SNM may exert a therapeutic effect by modulating this rectosigmoid brake.
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