Nurse- and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist-Led Bowel Training in Patients With Fecal Incontinence in a Tertiary Care Center.

Little is known about nurse- and pelvic floor physical therapist-led bowel training in fecal incontinence after previous conservative management has been deemed unsatisfactory. The objective of this study was to evaluate combined nurse- and physical therapist-led bowel training sessions in a tertiary care center. This was a prospective, cross-sectional study.

Temperature-Controlled Delivery of Radiofrequency Energy in Fecal Incontinence: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial.

Background: Controlled delivery of radiofrequency energy has been suggested as treatment for fecal incontinence.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether the clinical response to the radiofrequency energy procedure is superior to sham in patients with fecal incontinence.

Design: This was a randomized sham-controlled clinical trial from 2008 to 2015.

Validation of Risk Factors for Fecal Incontinence in Patients With Crohn's Disease.

Background: Fecal incontinence has a great impact on daily life, and many patients are reluctant to report it.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of fecal incontinence in patients with Crohn's disease, validate risk factors, and relate outcome with quality of life.

Design: The design was cross-sectional.

Endoanal ultrasound in perianal fistulae and abscesses.

Endoanal ultrasound is a technique that provides imaging of the anal sphincters and its surrounding structures as well as the pelvic floor. However, endoanal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is preferred by most physicians, although costs are higher and demand easily outgrows availability. Endoanal ultrasound is an accurate imaging modality delineating anatomy of both cryptoglandular as well as Crohn perianal fistula and abscess.

Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of autoimmune hepatitis in the Netherlands.

Background And Aims: Epidemiological data on autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) are scarce. In this study, we determined the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of AIH patients in the Netherlands (16.7 million inhabitants).