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Surgical Management on Fecal Incontinence
Patrick LauSpecialist in Surgery
Department of SurgeryKwong Wah Hospital
Definition
• Involuntary loss of sphincter control
• Inability to defer the call to defecate to a socially acceptable time and palace, resulting in untoward release of gas, liquid or solid stool.
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Incidence
Population base study
• Under reporting
• Incidence: 2-5%
• Sex ratio: F (60%)>> M
• Age
Pelvic Floor and Anal Sphincter
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Pelvic Floor
Continence physiology
• Sphincter mechanism
• Sensation and reflex
• Rectal capacity / compliance
• Colonic motility
• Stool consistency
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Analogy
Analogy
• Upstream flow –Colonic motility
• Reservoir –Rectal compliance
• Dam –Sphincter mechanism
• Flood gate control –– Sensation & reflex
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Flooding
Physiology
• Sphincter mechanism– Levator ani
– Puborectalis
– Anorectal angle
– Anal sphincter
– Anal cushion
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Pelvic floor
Physiology
• Sensation and reflex– Rectal sensation
• Sensation of rectal distension
• Sensation of urge
– Anal sensation• Ano-transitional zone (ATZ)
– Recto-anal inhibitory reflex• Sampling reflex
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Motility - Peristalsis
Peristaltic rush
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Physiology
• Rectal capacity / compliance– Ability to hold feces
– Distensibility of the rectum
Etiology
• Abnormal colonic transit
• Abnormal stool consistency
• Abnormal rectal compliance
• Abnormal sphincter
• Abnormal pelvic floor
• Abnormal neurology
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Clinical Classifications
• Normal pelvic floor
• Abnormal pelvic floor
• Secondary incontinence
Clinical Classifications
• Normal pelvic floor– Abnormal colonic transit
• Abnormal pelvic floor– Abnormal sphincter
– Abnormal neurology
• Secondary Incontinence– Overflow incontinence /Spurious diarrhoea
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Normal Pelvic Floor
– Diarrheal state• Infective diarrhoea
• Laxative abuse
• Inflammatory bowel disease
– Systemic disease• CVA• Neuropathy (DM)• Dementia• Spinal cord lesion
Abnormal Pelvic Floor
– Sphincter injury / Pelvic floor damage• Vaginal delivery
• Obstetrics injury
• Anorectal surgery
• Pelvic injury
– Pelvic floor denervation
• Prolonged labour
• Chronic straining
• Rectal prolapse
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Overflow Incontinence
• Outlet obstruction / fecal impaction– Anatomical
• Strictures
• Stenosis
– Functional• Inadequate fibres
• Metabolic abnormality
• Abnormal mental state
• Medication
Clinical Management
• Ascertain of diagnosis
• Rule out secondary causes
• Identify subtype of chronic constipation
• Assessment of severity
• Assessment of progress and response to treatment
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What to look for
• Odour
• Use of pad
• Soiling of pants
• Excoriation
• Scars
• Fistula openings
What to examine
• Anus
• Ano-vaginal septum
• Perineal body
• Rectum
• Anal pressure– Resting
– Squeeze
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Associated Disease
• Uterine prolapse
• Rectal prolapse
• Urinary incontinence
Not incontinence
• Perineal soiling– Haemorrhoid prolapse
– Rectal mucosal prolapse
– Fistula in ano
– Perianal dermatological disease
• Urgency
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Incontinence Management
Incontinence
Physician Assessment
Incontinence
Secondary Incontinence
General Investigations
• Exclude secondary causes / organic causes– Neurological disease
– Metabolic disease
– Drugs
– Endoscopy
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Clinical Management
• Ascertain of diagnosis
• Rule out secondary causes
• Assessment of severity
Severity
• Type of incontinence– Gas / liquid / solid
• Frequency– Episodes / day or episodes / week
• Amount
• Activities of daily living affected
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Severity
Assessment score
• Severity index– Williams score
– Wexner Score
• Quality of Life– SF-36
– Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale (FIQL)
Williams’ score
1 – continence to solids, liquids and flatus
2 - continent to solids and liquids but no flatus
3 – continent to solids but occasional episodes of liquid incontinence
4 – occasional episodes of incontinence of solids, and frequent episodes of incontinence to liquids
5 – frequent episodes of incontinence of solids and liquids
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Wexner Incontinence ScoreNever < 1/month <1/week-
1/month<1/day –1/week
Daily
Flatus 0 1 2 3 4
Liquid 0 1 2 3 4
Solid 0 1 2 3 4
Use of Pad 0 1 2 3 4
Alteration in life style
0 1 2 3 4
0 – perfect continence, 20 – severe incontinence
Clinical Management
• Ascertain of diagnosis
• Rule out secondary causes
• Assessment of severity
• Identify type of incontinence
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Specific Investigation
• Anorectal Physiology
• Defecography - Dynamics
• Endoanal Ultrasonography
Constipation Management
Incontinence
Normal Pelvic Floor Abnormal Pelvic Floor
Physician Assessment
Incontinence
Secondary Incontinence
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Incontinence Management
Incontinence
Normal Pelvic Floor Abnormal Pelvic Floor
Physician Assessment
Incontinence
Secondary Incontinence
Abnormal Transit Abnormal Sphincter
Abnormal Neurology
Investigations
Pelvic floor function– Manometry
Pelvic floor structural integrity– Endoanal ultrasonography
Pelvic floor neural integrity– Pudendal Nerve Terminal Motor Latency
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Anorectal physiology
• Functional evaluation of the anorectum, pelvic floor and the anal sphincter
• Parameters:– Pressure (Manometry)
– Volumes
– Compliances
– Reflex, Electromyography (RAIF, EMG, PNTML)
– Dynamics (Defecography)
Manometry
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Manometry
• Sphincter length
• Sphincter pressure– Resting pressure
– Squeeze pressure
• Rectal volumes / compliance
Resting & Squeeze Pressure
Post
mmHg
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Right
mmHg
0
20
40
60
Anter.
mmHg
0
20
40
60
Left
mmHg
0
20
40
60
Stationary Pull Through, RAIR, Sensations#1
10 s 00:04 00:24 00:44 01:04 01:24 01:44 02:04 02:24
5.0 cm 4.0 cm 3.0 cm 2.0 cm
ReESq
SqERe
ReE-> Re
ReESq
SqERe
ReE->
Re ReESq
SqERe
ReE-> Re
ReESq
SqERe
ReEPu
PuERe
ReE->
Re
R... Sq... Rest Rest Sq... Re... Rest Sq... Rest Rest Sq... Rest Pu... Rest R...
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Endoanal Ultrasonography
• Anatomical examination of the sphincter muscle– Sphincter disruption
– Scar
Endoanal ultrasonography
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Normal Sphincter
Internal Anal Sphincter
Internal Anal Sphincter
Electromyography
• Pudendal Nerve Terminal Motor Latency (PNTML)
• Integrity of the pelvic floor neuromusculature
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St. Marks Electrode
Pudendal Nerve Terminal Motor Latency
Left
uV
0
100
200
300
Right
uV
0
100
200
300
400
500
Pudendal Latency#1
1 ms 00:00 00:02 00:04 00:06 00:08 00:10 00:12
ST RgtLft
Normal <2.4ms
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Pathophysiological Classification
Anorectal Physiology Test
Abnormal Pelvic Floor
Sphincter Defect Traumatic Fecal Incontinence
Neuropathy Neuropathic Fecal Incontinence
Sphincter DefectNeuropathy
Combined Fecal Incontinence
Normal Pelvic Floor Normal SphincterNo Neuropathy
Idiopathic Fecal Incontinence
Idiopathic Fecal Incontinence
Incontinence
Endoanal USG PNTML
NormalNormal Abnormal Abnormal
Normal Pelvic Floor Abnormal Pelvic Floor Abnormal Pelvic Floor
Abnormal Sphincter Abnormal Neurology
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Traumatic Fecal Incontinence
Incontinence
Endoanal USG PNTML
NormalNormal Abnormal Abnormal
Normal Pelvic Floor Abnormal Pelvic Floor Abnormal Pelvic Floor
Abnormal Sphincter Abnormal Neurology
Sphincter Defect
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Neuropathic Fecal Incontinence
Incontinence
Endoanal USG PNTML
NormalNormal Abnormal Abnormal
Normal Pelvic Floor Abnormal Pelvic Floor Abnormal Pelvic Floor
Abnormal Sphincter Abnormal Neurology
Prolonge Right PNTML
Left
uV
0
100
200
Right
uV
0
100
200
300
400
500
Pudendal Latency#1
1 ms 00:00 00:02 00:04 00:06 00:08 00:10 00:12
ST Lft Rgt
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Combined Fecal Incontinence
Incontinence
Endoanal USG PNTML
NormalNormal Abnormal Abnormal
Normal Pelvic Floor Abnormal Pelvic Floor Abnormal Pelvic Floor
Abnormal Sphincter Abnormal Neurology
Treatment
• Non-operative
• Operative
• Multi-disciplinary – Dietitian
– Physiotherapist
– Nursing
– Physician
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Non Operative Treatment
• Identification of excerbating factors
• Perineal managment
• Medications
• Physiotherapy
Diet
• Food– Caffeine
– Alcohol
– Dairy products
– Artificial sweetener
– Spicy food
• Dietary fibres
• Fluid intake
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Perineal management
• Keep clean
• Keep dry
• Skin barrier
• Management of complications
Medication
• Stool bulking agent / Stool softening
• Anti-diarrheal– Loperamide (dec transit, inc fluid reabsorption, reducing
secretion)
– Diphenoxylate [Lomotil]
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Physiotherapy
• Bio-feedback– Improves 50-60% of patients
• Electrical stimulation
Biofeedback
Manometric EMG
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Operative principles
• Repair
• Reinforce
• Replace
• Re-innervate
• Re-route
Repair
• Anal sphincter injury – overlapping repair
• Pelvic floor weakness – pelvic floor repair
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Sphincter Repair
Direct Repair Overlapping Repair
Sphincter Repair
• Improves continence score in 60%
• Long term results doubtful
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Pelvic Floor Repair
• Restore anorectalangle
• Associate proedurefor rectal prolapse
Reinforce
• Muscle transposition– Gluteus muscle transposition
– Gracillis muscle transposition
• Stimulated Gracillis muscle sling
• Injectable Bulking Agent
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Stimulated Gracilis Muscle Sling
Injectable Bulking Agents
• Facilitate closure of anal canal
• No change in anal canal pressure
• Submucosal injection– Silicone
– Carbon-coated zirconium oxide beads
– Biological tissues
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Replace
• Artificial anal sphincter - neosphincter
•High rate of device related complications (85%)
•Evacuation difficulty
•Pain
•Device removal – 50%
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Re-innervations
Sacral Nerve Stimulation
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Sacral Nerve Stimulation
• Neuromodulation on anal sphincter and rectum
• 75% improves
• 40% complete continence
• Minimally invasive, minimal complications
Re-route
• Stoma
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Incontinence
Normal Pelvic Floor
Idiopathic FI
Sphincter Defect
Traumatic FI Combined FI
Abn Neurology
Neuropathic FI
Medications
Biofeedback
Sphincter Repair
Sacral Nerve Stimulation
Complex Surgery
Sphin/Neuro Def
General Management
Conclusions
• Multiple etiology
• Specific investigations
• Multi-disciplinary approach to treatment