March 17, 2011 — Perianal injection of the bulking agent dextranomer in stabilized hyaluronic acid is safe and may provide "satisfactory" improvement in fecal incontinence, according to results of a ...

Fecal incontinence is a common and life-altering medical condition. Millions of people suffer with this but choose not to seek medical help as they feel too embarrassed. According to a recently ...

Faecal incontinence occurs when a person cannot control their bowel movements. Various materials (bulking agents) can be injected into the anal sphincter (the muscles around the anus that control when ...

Injection of a bulking agent into the anal canal improves symptoms of faecal incontinence more than does a sham (placebo) treatment. The authors say this is the first time such a randomised trial ...

Postprostatectomy incontinence (PPI) refractory to conservative treatment can be managed with a urethral bulking agent or an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS). There are few prospective data ...

Faecal incontinence occurs when a person loses the ability to control their bowel movements and is unable to retain faeces in the rectum. It can be caused by a wide variety of conditions that affect ...