Recent studies using 16S rRNA-based microbiota profiling have demonstrated dysbiosis of gut microbiota in constipated patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in gut microbiota after transanal irrigation (TAI) in patients with s...
Defecation function is negatively impacted in patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD), who require effective bowel care for stool evacuation. NBD comprises fecal incontinence and/or constipation, which can reduce the quality of life and dign...
Background: Transanal irrigation (TAI) is employed for children with fecal incontinence, but it can present several problems which require a study of their outcomes among different pathologies and without a tailored work up. The aim of our study was...
Transanal Irrigation (TAI) and Colon Hydrotherapy (CHT) represent emerging therapeutic options that may complement first-line interventions or serve as rescue treatments for chronic constipation and fecal incontinence. Their clinical utility depends...
Transanal irrigation (TAI) has received increasing attention as a treatment option in patients with bowel dysfunction. This systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines and evaluates the effect of TAI in neurogenic bowel dysfunc...
(1) Background: Bowel management contributes throughout the pathway of care for children with Hirschsprung. Preoperative bowel management prepares the child and family for the pull-through surgery. Perioperative bowel management supports early recove...
Background/Objectives: Transanal irrigation (TAI) has been recognized as a safe and effective treatment for neurological bowel dysfunction, chronic constipation or fecal incontinence and has also been proposed for patients with low anterior resection...
Introduction: A total of 60–80% of patients undergoing rectal resection (mostly as a treatment for rectal cancer) suffer from a variety of partly severe functional problems despite preservation of the anal sphincter. These patients are summariz...
Background/Objectives: Transanal irrigation (TAI) is an established bowel-emptying strategy for selected patients with bowel dysfunction, whereas evidence on Colon Hydrotherapy (CHT) in chronic gastrointestinal disorders remains limited. This pilot s...
Background: Patients with spinal abnormalities often struggle with fecal and/or urinary incontinence (up to 87 and 92%, respectively) and require a collaborative approach to bowel management in conjunction. Methods: To define existing approaches and...
Up to 79% of patients with anorectal malformations (ARMs) experience constipation and/or soiling after a primary posterior sagittal anoplasty (PSARP) and are referred to a bowel management program. We aim to report the recent updates in evaluating an...
Neurogenic/neuropathic bowel dysfunction (NBD) is common in children who are affected by congenital and acquired neurological disease, and negatively impacts quality of life. In the past, NBD received less attention than neurogenic bladder, generally...
Background: Functional constipation (FC) affects up to 32% of the pediatric population, and some of these patients are referred to pediatric surgery units to manage their constipation and/or fecal incontinence. The aim of the current paper is to repo...
Aim of the study: To assess the efficacy of a novel technique (echo-assisted intersphincteric autologous microfragmented adipose tissue injection, also called “anal-lipofilling”) in the management of non-responsive fecal incontinence in c...
Background: Rectal cancer management involves surgery, chemotherapy (CT), radiotherapy (RT), and patient care strategies, all of which significantly affect health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Understanding these effects is critical for optimizing...
Background: Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is a series of bowel dysfunction symptoms, including altered bowel frequency, irregular bowel rhythms, fecal incontinence, and constipation. LARS occurs in 80% of patients undergoing sphincter-preser...
Background: Faecal incontinence (FI) may occur in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), particularly when loose stool, urgency, reduced warning time, fluctuating bowel habits, or constipation with retention interferes with timely defaecation....