TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Fecal Incontinence
A1  - McQuaid, Kenneth R.
A2  - Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2  - McPhee, Stephen J.
A2  - Rabow, Michael W.
A2  - McQuaid, Kenneth R.
PY  - 2022
T2  - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
AB  - In  a  2018  survey,  4.7%  of  US  adults  reported  fecal  incontinence  within  the  prior  30  days.  There  are  five  general  requirements  for  bowel  continence:  (1)  solid  or  semisolid  stool  (even  healthy  young  adults  have  difficulty  maintaining  continence  with  liquid  rectal  contents);  (2)  a  distensible  rectal  reservoir  (as  sigmoid  contents  empty  into  the  rectum,  the  vault  must  expand  to  accommodate);  (3)  a  sensation  of  rectal  fullness  (if  the  patient  cannot  sense  this,  overflow  may  occur  before  the  patient  can  take  appropriate  action);  (4)  intact  pelvic  nerves  and  muscles;  and  (5)  the  ability  to  reach  a  toilet  in  a  timely  fashion.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184170822
ER  -