Review Article
Conservative and Novel Treatment Options for Fecal Incontinence
Dan Carter*
Department of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
- *Corresponding Author:
- Dan Carter
MD, FEBGH, Department of Gastroenterology
Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, Israel
Tel: 97235302197
Fax: 97235303160
E-mail: dr.dancarter@gmail.com
Received date: Mar 14, 2015; Accepted date: May 16, 2016; Published date: May 21, 2016
Citation: Carter D (2016) Conservative and Novel Treatment Options for Fecal Incontinence. J Gastrointest Dig Syst 6: 428. doi: 10.4172/2161-069X.1000428
Copyright: © 2016 Carter D. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Fecal incontinence (FI) in adults is a troublesome condition that effects substantial portion of the population and represent a major social and economic burden. The first line of treatment involves conservative therapy and physical treatments. When these measures fail, other interventions are warranted. In the last few years, new emerging techniques for the treatment of FI have become available, including sacral neuromodulation, posterior tibial stimulation, acupuncture, internal anal sphincter augmentation, temperature controlled radiofrequency anal energy delivery and stem cell transplantation. This paper discusses the conservative and novel treatment options for FI.
