A balancing view: Fecal incontinence: test or treat empirically--which strategy is best?

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Review

Satish S C Rao. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Dec.

. 2006 Dec;101(12):2683-4.

doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00900_3.x.

¹ Neurogastroenterology and GI Motility, University of Iowa Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

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Comment on

Pro: Anorectal testing is useful in fecal incontinence.
Bharucha AE. Bharucha AE. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Dec;101(12):2679-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00900_1.x. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006. PMID: 17227512 Review. No abstract available.
Con: Anorectal manometry and imaging are not necessary in patients with fecal incontinence.
Wald A. Wald A. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Dec;101(12):2681-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00900_2.x. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006. PMID: 17227513 Review. No abstract available.