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Vol. 86. Issue 5.
Pages 290-295 (October 2009)
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Vol. 86. Issue 5.
Pages 290-295 (October 2009)
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Endoanal ultrasound findings in patients with faecal incontinence using a scoring system
Descripción de los hallazgos de la ecografía endoanal en pacientes con incontinencia fecal mediante un sistema de puntuación
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Sílvia Salvansa, David Parésa,
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, Miguel Peraa, Marta Pascuala, Sandra Alonsoa, Ricard Courtiera, Maria José Gila, Yolanda Maestrea, Inés Ibañez-Zafónb, Silvia Delgado-Arosb, Luis Grandea
a Unidad de Cirugía Colorrectal, Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
b Unidad de Motilidad Digestiva, Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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Abstract
Introduction

The main aim of the study was to apply a severity classification of sphincter lesions detected by endoanal ultrasound using Starck score in patients who suffered faecal incontinence.

Material and method

Data were analysed on 133 patients with faecal incontinence. Those in whom anal sphincter lesions were detected by endoanal ultrasound are described and their corresponding scores according to Starck classification calculated. This system scores severity of detected sphincter lesions from 0 to 16, involving the three axes of the anal canal. Patient demographic characteristics and anorectal manometry results were also analysed. The relationship between this score, patient gender and age, and anorectal manometric results were also analysed.

Results

A total of 83 (62.4%) patients had some type of anal sphincter lesion. The presence of sphincter defects was not related to gender (P=.172), although it did correlate with younger ages (P=.028). The severity of anal sphincter damage by Starck score did not show significant correlation to gender (P=.327) or to the age (P=.350) of patients. However, a significant correlation was detected between Starck score and anal resting pressure (P=.008) or anorectal squeeze pressure (P=.011).

Conclusions

The presence of anal sphincter injuries could be well defined by Starck score in patients with faecal incontinence. Severity of damage scored by Starck correlated with anorectal manometric results.

Keywords:
Faecal incontinence
Endoanal ultrasound
Starck score
Anal sphincter injury
Resumen
Introducción

El objetivo principal del estudio fue la aplicación de una clasificación de gravedad de las lesiones esfinterianas halladas en ecografías endoanales mediante el sistema de puntuación de Starck en pacientes con incontinencia fecal (IF).

Material y métodos

Se analizaron los datos de 133 enfermos con IF, en los que se describió la presencia ecográfica de lesiones esfinterianas, y su puntuación según el sistema de Starck. Este sistema asigna un valor entre 0 y 16 puntos a la lesión detectada según su gravedad en los 3 ejes del espacio del canal anal. Se estudió también la relación entre la gravedad de estas lesiones, el sexo, la edad de los pacientes y los hallazgos de la manometría anorrectal.

Resultados

Ochenta y tres pacientes (62,4%) presentaron algún tipo de lesión esfinteriana. Estas lesiones no se asociaron de manera significativa al sexo de los pacientes (p=0,172), aunque sí se presentaron en edades más tempranas (p=0,028). La gravedad de las lesiones según Starck no se correlacionó con el sexo (p=0,327) ni con la edad (p=0,350) de los pacientes. Los pacientes con lesiones ecográficas más graves presentaron una menor presión anal baseline (p=0,008) y de contracción voluntaria (p=0,011) en la manometría anorrectal.

Conclusiones

La presencia ecográfica de lesiones en el complejo esfinteriano en pacientes con IF se pudo caracterizar con el sistema de puntuación de Starck. La gravedad de las lesiones se correlacionó con los valores de la manometría anorrectal.

Palabras clave:
Incontinencia fecal
Ecografía endoanal
untuación de Starck
Lesión esfinteriana anal
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