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Sociedad de Cirujanos de Chile
2013
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- Complicaciones durante la neuromodulación de raíces sacras en el tratamiento de la incontinencia fecal grave PEDRO MOYA F. ANTONIO ARROYO S. JAVIER LACUEVA G. FERNANDO CANDELA P. RAFAEL CALPENA R. Medicina complications ad verse effects fecal incontinence Sacral nerve stimulation Objective: To evaluate the complications of sacral nerve stimulation for the treatment of fecal inconti - nence. Background: Sacral nerve stimulation is considered to be nowadays an effective treatment for fecal incontinence in selected patients. Many authors have reported excellent results and indication for his use have increased. Nevertheless, even being a simple technique, not it exempts this from complications. Methods: Fif - ty-two patients with severe faecal incontinence, treated with sacral nerve stimulation between January 2002 and December 2010, were analysed. All adverse events during follow-up were recorded. Results: There was not surgical complication during peripheral neural evaluation test. In our series, with an average follow-up to 55.52 ± 31.84 months (range: 12-121), we had a rate of adverse effects of 14%, infection of surgical wound in two patients, break of electrode in two patients and the presence of pain in the place of the implant, with episodes of extremity pain and paresthesias in low members in 3 patients. Conclusions: Sacral nerve stimu - lation in severe fecal incontinence is a safe treatment, with a low index of complications. 2013 artículo científico 0379-3893 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=345531962009 es http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3455 Revista Chilena de Cirugía application/pdf Sociedad de Cirujanos de Chile Revista Chilena de Cirugía (Chile) Num.5 Vol.65