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Can all patients with fecal incontinence have successful surgical repair of their anal sphincter?

April 26, 2017fecal incontinence Patients Repair sphincter successful surgical

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Can all patients with fecal incontinence have successful surgical repair of their anal sphincter?

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Unfortunately not. The only component that can be repaired is the muscle, but the nerves that elicit muscular contractions are often damaged as well and there is no surgery available for them.