Does Bariatric Surgery Improve Faecal Incontinence? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Obesity increases the risk of pelvic floor disorders in individuals with obesity, including faecal incontinence. Faecal incontinence (FI) is a condition with important clinical and psychosocial consequences. Though it is associated with obesity, the effect of bariatric surgery on the prevalence and severity of FI is not well reported.

Objective

To assess the effect of bariatric surgery on the prevalence and severity of FI in adult patients with obesity.

Methods

This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA statement. Two independent reviewers performed a literature search in MEDLINE, PubMed, Cochrane and Embase from 1 January 1980 to 12 January 2019. We included published English-language randomized control trials and observational st

SUBMITTER: Mohamed F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8175321 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature