Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 18, 2026
Vessel-sparing Excision and Primary Anastomosis
Published on: January 7, 2019
Late results of anterior sphincter plication for traumatic faecal incontinence
A F Engel1, S J van Baal, W H Brummelkamp
1Academic Medical Centre, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Objective:
To assess the long term clinical results of anterior sphincter plication for traumatic rupture of the anal sphincters.
Design:
Retrospective study.
Setting:
University hospital, The Netherlands.
Subjects:
28 consecutive patients with traumatic faecal incontinence after injury to the anal sphincters.
Main Outcome Measures:
Clinical outcome and its correlation with anorectal manometry.
Results:
After a mean (SD) follow up of 50 (37) months 21 patients were classified grades 1 and 2 (satisfied) and seven patients were grades 3 and 4 (classified). There were significant differences after operation between the 21 patients in grades 1 and 2 compared with the 7 in grades 3 and 4 in median resting pressure (43 compared with 25 mmHg, p = 0.004, 95% CI 9 to 40), and squeeze pressure (100 compared with 40 mmHg, p = 0.001, 95% CI 15 to 80) but not in length of high pressure zone (3.5 compared with 2.3 cm, p = 0.14, 95% CI -0.2 to +2.2). (Mann Whitney U test was used.)
Conclusion:
Long term follow up of patients after anterior sphincter plication showed good results in three quarters of patients, and 57% were fully continent. Good postoperative results correlate with significant increases in resting and squeeze pressures.
