S Lindow
Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence
Lindow, S; Gardiner, Anji; Duthie, Graeme
Authors
Anji Gardiner
Graeme Duthie
Abstract
Purpose: This study was designed to determine the long-term outcome of forceps delivery in terms of evidence of anal sphincter injury and the incidence of fecal and urinary incontinence. Methods: Women who delivered in 1964 were evaluated by using endoanal ultrasound, manometry, and a continence questionnaire. Women delivered by forceps were matched with the next normal delivery and elective cesarean delivery in the birth register. Results: The women's overall obstetric history was evaluated. Women who had ever had a forceps delivery (n=42) had a significantly higher incidence of sphincter rupture compared with women who had only unassisted vaginal deliveries (n=41) and elective cesarean sections (n=6) (44 vs. 22 vs. 0 percent; chi-squared 7.09; P=0.03). There was no significant difference in the incidence of significant fecal incontinence between the three groups (14 vs. 10 vs. 0 percent) or significant urinary incontinence (7 vs. 19 vs. 0 percent). Conclusion: Anal sphincter injury was associated with forceps delivery in the past; however, significant fecal and urinary incontinence was not.
Citation
Lindow, S., Gardiner, A., & Duthie, G. (2003). Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence. Diseases of the colon & rectum, 46(8), (1083 - 1088). ISSN 0012-3706
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 31, 2003 |
Publication Date | Aug 31, 2003 |
Journal | DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM |
Print ISSN | 0012-3706 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 8 |
Pages | 1083 - 1088 |
Keywords | faecal incontinence, urinary incontinence, sphincter injury, forceps |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/391640 |
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