Anal sphincter trauma and anal incontinence in urogynecological patients

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dc.contributor.authorGuzmán Rojas, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorKamisan, Ixora
dc.contributor.authorShek, Ka Lai
dc.contributor.authorDietz, Hans
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-17T13:40:50Z
dc.date.available2016-05-17T13:40:50Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of evidence of residual obstetric anal sphincter injury, to evaluate its association with anal incontinence (AI) and to establish minimal diagnostic criteria for significant (residual) external anal sphincter (EAS) trauma. METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of ultrasound volume datasets of 501 patients attending a tertiary urogynecological unit. All patients underwent a standardized interview including determination of St Mark's score for those presenting with AI. Tomographic ultrasound imaging (TUI) was used to evaluate the EAS and the internal anal sphincter (IAS). RESULTS: Among a total of 501 women, significant EAS and IAS defects were found in 88 and 59, respectively, and AI was reported by 69 (14%). Optimal prediction of AI was achieved using a model that included four abnormal slices of the EAS on TUI. IAS defects were found to be less likely to be associated with AI. In a multivariable model controlling for age and IAS trauma, the presence of at least four abnormal slices gave an 18-fold (95% CI, 9-36; P < 0.0001) increase in the likelihood of AI, compared with those with fewer than four abnormal slices. Using receiver-operating characteristics curve statistics, this model yielded an area under the curve of 0.86 (95% CI, 0.80-0.92). CONCLUSIONS: Both AI and significant EAS trauma are common in patients attending urogynecological units, and are strongly associated with each other. Abnormalities of the IAS seem to be less important in predicting AI. Our data support the practice of using, as a minimal criterion, defects present in four of the six slices on TUI for the diagnosis of significant EAS trauma.
dc.identifier.citationGuzmán Rojas RA, Kamisan Atan I, Shek KL, Dietz HP. Anal sphincter trauma and anal incontinence in urogynecological patients. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Sep;46(3):363-6.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11447/259
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.14845
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject3D/4D ultrasound
dc.subjectAnal incontinence
dc.subjectAnal sphincter
dc.subjectAnal sphincter trauma
dc.subjectFecal incontinence
dc.titleAnal sphincter trauma and anal incontinence in urogynecological patients
dc.typeArtículo

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