EVALUATION OF CLINICAL ASPECTS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING SACRAL NEUROMODULATION FOR FECAL INCONTINENCE: A…

ObservationalArquivos de gastroenterologia· 2026

EVALUATION OF CLINICAL ASPECTS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING SACRAL NEUROMODULATION FOR FECAL INCONTINENCE: A RETROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER STUDY.

Hugo Parra de Camargo, Vanessa Foresto Machado, Rogério Serafim Parra … Marley Ribeiro Feitosa

Colon & Rectal SurgeryObservationalTreatmentQ3IF 0.9

Sacral neuromodulation associated with markedly lower fecal incontinence severity scores after implantation

EVALUATION OF CLINICAL ASPECTS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING SACRAL NEUROMODULATION FOR FECAL INCONTINENCE: A RETROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER STUDY.

Hugo Parra de Camargo … Marley Ribeiro Feitosa

Arquivos de gastroenterologia · 2026 · Q3 in Gastroenterology

Background

Fecal incontinence affects approximately 5%-10% of non-institutionalized individuals and is associated with socioeconomic burden.

Purpose

To describe clinical and demographic characteristics and to assess fecal incontinence severity and fecal urgency before and after sacral neuromodulation implantation in Brazilian centers.

Methods

Observational study including patients who underwent sacral neuromodulation implantation for fecal incontinence refractory to conservative treatment.

n = 87 patients

Results

Median incontinence severity score (Wexner) fell sharply after sacral neuromodulation implantation

16Wexner

Before

2Wexner

After

More results

Most patients were economically active (56.3%), had completed secondary education (44.8%), and were married (60.9%).

The most frequent etiology was neurogenic (42; 48.3%), with a mean disease duration of 73.9±61.33 months.

Only 12 (13.8%) patients had undergone prior surgery specifically for fecal incontinence.

More results

Additional tests included endoanal ultrasound (52.9%), colonoscopy (26.4%), electromyography (31%), and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (2.3%).

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Conclusion

In Brazilian centers, sacral neuromodulation was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in fecal incontinence severity and fecal urgency among patients refractory to conservative treatment, with a safety profile consistent with the literature.

EVALUATION OF CLINICAL ASPECTS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING SACRAL NEUROMODULATION FOR FECAL INCONTINENCE: A RETROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER STUDY.

EVALUATION OF CLINICAL ASPECTS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING SACRAL NEUROMODULATION FOR FECAL INCONTINENCE: A RETROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER STUDY.

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