"Fecal Incontinence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Failure of voluntary control of the anal sphincters, with involuntary passage of feces and flatus.
Concept/Terms
Fecal Incontinence- Fecal Incontinence
- Fecal Incontinences
- Incontinence, Fecal
- Incontinences, Fecal
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fecal Incontinence".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Fecal Incontinence".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fecal Incontinence" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Fecal Incontinence" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Fecal Incontinence" by people in Profiles.
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Optimizing the Utility of Anorectal Manometry for Diagnosis and Therapy: A Roundtable Review and Recommendations. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 10; 21(11):2727-2739.e1.
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Prevalence of pelvic floor disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region: A meta-analysis. Saudi Med J. 2023 Feb; 44(2):128-136.
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Consensus Definitions and Interpretation Templates for Dynamic Ultrasound Imaging of Defecatory Pelvic Floor Disorders. Urogynecology (Phila). 2023 03 01; 29(3):327-343.
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Consensus definitions and interpretation templates for dynamic ultrasound imaging of defecatory pelvic floor disorders : Proceedings of the consensus meeting of the pelvic floor disorders consortium of the american society of colon and rectal surgeons, the society of abdominal radiology, the international continence society, the American urogynecologic society, the international urogynecological association, and the society of gynecologic surgeons. Int Urogynecol J. 2023 03; 34(3):603-619.
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Fecal Incontinence and Diarrhea During Pregnancy. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 10 01; 117(10S):26-32.
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Does Concomitant Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair at the Time of Rectopexy Impact Rectal Prolapse Recurrence Rates? A Retrospective Review of the Prospectively Collected Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium Quality Improvement Database Pilot. Dis Colon Rectum. 2022 Dec 01; 65(12):1522-1530.
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[Analysis of anorectal manometry data in central and peripheral neurological deseases: Review of the literature]. Prog Urol. 2022 Dec; 32(17):1505-1518.
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Bulking agents in gastrointestinal endoscopy: present applications and future advances. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2022 09 01; 38(5):472-480.
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Proinflammatory Diet Is Associated With Increased Risk of Fecal Incontinence Among Older Women: Prospective Results From the Nurses' Health Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 06; 21(6):1657-1659.e3.
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The presence of a neurodiverse disorder is associated with increased use of antegrade enema therapy in children with severe constipation: A study from the Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium (PCPLC). J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug; 57(8):1676-1680.