Sphincter Reconstruction: Dynamic Myoplasty, Artificial Bowel Sphincter, Antegrade Colonic Enemas and Colostomy

Fecal incontinence is a debilitating condition that afflicts many people every year. Its treatment is not simple and the results are not always exciting. Following the failure of medical therapy, the surgical approach consists of numerous possibilities, none of which has been identified as a possible gold standard. The most commonly used procedures are transposition of the gracilis muscle, implantation of a silicone or magnetic artificial anal sphincter, antegrade colonic enemas, and creation of a colostomy.