This book specifically addresses faecal incontinence, its physiological aspects and practical management. Aspects discussed include the mechanisms of maintenance of continence, the normal physiology of defecation, the causes, treatment and management of anal incontinence and the pathophysiology of faecal incontinence. The book uses recent research and is designed to be of interest to geriatricians, coloproctologists, continence advisers, primary health care physicians and health care workers in residential homes for the elderly.
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Höhe: 161 mm
Breite: 241 mm
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978-0-340-54361-0 (9780340543610)
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Anatomy of the colon, rectum and anus; assessment of anal function; maintenance of anal continence; normal defaecation; anorectal incontinence (idiopathic faecal incontinence) ageing and anorectal function; faecal incontinence in the elderly - introduction; anorectal function of elderly patients with faecal incontinence; symptomatic faecal incontinence and its management; idiopathic constipation; constipation in the elderly; faecal incontinence secondary to constipation; faecal incontinence secondary to cerebral disease; faecal incontinence in the elderly - overview; clinical assessment of the faecally incontinent elderly patient; treatment of faecal incontinence secondary to faecal loading; treatment of diarrhoea; treatment of faecal incontinence secondary to cerebral disease; treatment of anorectal incontinence; treatment of intractable faecal incontinence; psychological aspects of faecal incontinence in the elderly.
