Díaz AD, Rodríguez AEM, Martínez TJC, García DJÁ, Abreu PY, Martínez PR

Language: Spanish
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Page: 204-213
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ABSTRACT

Introduction. The fecal incontinence is the involuntary escape of gases or grounds through the anal hole that expresses an anomalous function of the region anus rectal which causes a hygienic, social and psychological problem of the patients that suffer it bearing deterioration in the quality of life of these. Methods. A preliminary report of an exploratory, observational and descriptive study was made in 62 patients remitted to the service of disfunciones of pelvic floor of the service of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Medical Surgical Research Center, suffered of fecal incontinence, and diagnosed by the clinic and electromyography studies. These patients were divided in two groups according to initial symptoms. Group 1: Patients with fecal incontinence second or third degree, and evolution less than one year y group 2, fecal incontinence first degree with more than a year of..evolution Group 1 were applied, the magnetotheraphy, electro superficial stimulation and exercises of pelvic floor, and group 2, magneto therapy, electro stimulation superficial and intracavitaria and exercises of floor pelvic Results. In the evaluated cases feminine sex was predominant (72%), with ages bigger than 55 years, The classified answer of better was of 90% for the group 2 and of 66% in the group 1. Conclusions. The patients of both groups evolved favorably; obtaining a bigger percent of answers of better with the therapy intracavitaria but the superficial one, that which justifies us to continue with the therapy proposal.

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