Faecal Incontinence

Symposium - Emma Carrington (Ireland) at ESCP Virtually Vilnius 2020

Symposium - Gabriela Möslein (Germany) at ESCP Virtually Vilnius 2020

Cohorts and Audits Symposium - Lilli Lundby (Denmark) at ESCP Dublin 2022

Cohorts and Audits Symposium - Audrius Dulskas (Lithuania) at ESCP Dublin 2022

Symposium - Paul Antoine Lehur (France) at ESCP Virtually Vilnius 2020

Meet the Experts - Donato Altomare (Italy) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Meet the Experts - Donato Altomare (Italy) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Symposium - Gabriela Möslein (Germany) at ESCP Virtually Vilnius 2020

Symposium - Carolynne Vaizey (UK) at ESCP Nice 2018

Symposium - Lilli Lundby (Denmark) at ESCP Nice 2018

Symposium - Julie Cornish (UK) at ESCP Virtually Vilnius 2020

Symposium - Carlo Ratto (Italy) at ESCP Virtually Vilnius 2020

Symposium - Klaus Matzel (Germany) at ESCP Nice 2018

Guideline-based discussion - Yasuko Maeda (UK) at ESCP Barcelona 2021

Fecal incontinence is not a rare condition; it is an often unvoiced disorder. Approximately 2 % of the general population is affected, and it is more frequent with increased age. Various classifications are used to reflect the severity of symptoms and their impact on quality of life. Diagnostic management leading to therapeutic interventions depends on disease stage; in the majority of patients diagnostic techniques are simple and therapy is conservative, following a pragmatic approach. Diagnostics may help to distinguish functional from morphological causes and thus direct treatment. Operative therapy is indicated if conservative treatment fails to adequately relieve symptoms. Interventions range from minimally invasive outpatient procedures to more extended surgery with sphincter replacement. The mainstays of surgery for fecal incontinence are sphincter repair and sacral nerve stimulation. Although the indications for the various surgical procedures can overlap, there are distinct conceptual differences. In addition, practitioners are increasingly coming to appreciate that, for some patients, only a combination of various therapeutic modes will improve symptoms.

The Six Best and Visiting Fellow Free Papers - Son Il Tae at ESCP Dublin 2015

One of the Six Best Free Papers - Laurent Abramowitz (France) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Nurses Forum - Deborah Perry (New Zealand) at Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

One of the Six Best PFP papers - Nuria Ortega Torrecilla at ESCP Paris 2025

Free paper - Charlotte Desprez at ESCP Paris 2025

Oral Poster (Functional) - Jakob Duelund-Jakobsen at ESCP Dublin 2015

Student Oral Poster - Rosel Sturkenboom at ESCP Dublin 2015

Student Oral Poster - Marlène Antor at ESCP Dublin 2015

Oral Poster (Functional disorders) - Anders Mellgren at ESCP Barcelona 2014

One of the Six Best Papers - Simona Giuratrabocchetta at ESCP Belgrade 2013

Top abstract 6 - Emilie Duchalais (France) at ESCP Virtually Vilnius 2020

Symposium - Paul-Antoine Lehur at ESCP Vienna 2012

Free paper - Yasuko Maeda at ESCP Vienna 2012

Free paper - Michael Okocha at ESCP Paris 2025

Short Paper - Emma V Carrington (UK) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014