TY - CHAP AU - Claudia Regina de Souza Santos AU - Tania das Graças de Souza Lima AU - Fernanda Mateus Queiroz Schmidt AU - Vera Lúcia Conceição de Gouveia Santos ED - Anthony G. Catto-Smith Y1 - 2014-04-23 PY - 2014 T1 - Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation in Anal Incontinence N2 - Fecal incontinence is a common and disabling condition that unfortunately remains an “orphan” in terms of medical research and effective therapies. This book provides a brief review of the pathophysiology of fecal incontinence with specific focus on women and children. Authorship is drawn internationally, with a strong surgical input. Contributions from the authors provide critical reviews of the evaluation of function, with illustrations of a range of surgical interventions which might be applied should medical therapies fail. BT - Fecal Incontinence SP - Ch. 7 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/57364 DO - 10.5772/57364 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-23 ER -