The magnetic anal sphincter versus the artificial bowel sphincter: a comparison of 2 treatments for fecal incontinence.

Background: Fecal incontinence is a debilitating ailment, and surgery offers the only recourse for the patients in whom conservative treatment fails.

Objective: This study aims to report the first matched comparison between patients implanted with the magnetic anal sphincter and the artificial bowel sphincter.

Patients And Interventions: From December 2008 to June 2010, 10 female patients, median age 64.

Restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for familial adenomatous polyposis revisited.

Since restorative proctocolectomy (RPC) with ileal-pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) removes the entire diseased mucosa, it has become firmly established as the standard operative procedure of choice for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Many technical controversies still persist, such as mesenteric lengthening techniques, close rectal wall proctectomy, endoanal mucosectomy vs. double stapled anastomosis, loop ileostomy omission and a laparoscopic approach.