Patients may present with anal incontinence(AI)following repair of a congenital anorectal anomaly years previously,or require total anorectal reconstruction(TAR)following radical rectal extirpation,most commonly for r...Patients may present with anal incontinence(AI)following repair of a congenital anorectal anomaly years previously,or require total anorectal reconstruction(TAR)following radical rectal extirpation,most commonly for rectal cancer.Others may require removal of their colostomy following sphincter excision for Fournier’s gangrene,or in cases of severe perineal trauma.Most of the data pertaining to antegrade continence enema(the ACE or Malone procedure)comes from the pediatric literature in the management of children with AI,but also with supervening chronic constipation,where the quality of life and compliance with this technique appears superior to retrograde colonic washouts.Total anorectal reconstruction requires an anatomical or physical supplement to the performance of a perineal colostomy,which may include an extrinsic muscle interposition(which may or may not be‘dynamized’),construction of a neorectal reservoir,implantation of an incremental artificial bowel sphincter or creation of a terminal,smooth-muscle neosphincter.The advantages and disadvantages of these techniques and their outcome are presented here.展开更多
文摘Patients may present with anal incontinence(AI)following repair of a congenital anorectal anomaly years previously,or require total anorectal reconstruction(TAR)following radical rectal extirpation,most commonly for rectal cancer.Others may require removal of their colostomy following sphincter excision for Fournier’s gangrene,or in cases of severe perineal trauma.Most of the data pertaining to antegrade continence enema(the ACE or Malone procedure)comes from the pediatric literature in the management of children with AI,but also with supervening chronic constipation,where the quality of life and compliance with this technique appears superior to retrograde colonic washouts.Total anorectal reconstruction requires an anatomical or physical supplement to the performance of a perineal colostomy,which may include an extrinsic muscle interposition(which may or may not be‘dynamized’),construction of a neorectal reservoir,implantation of an incremental artificial bowel sphincter or creation of a terminal,smooth-muscle neosphincter.The advantages and disadvantages of these techniques and their outcome are presented here.
