Australia - Canada - China - Europe - Germany - High-income countries - International - Japan - Mexico - Switzerland - Türkiye - United Kingdom - United States - {Related topics}

Australia

• Australian Journal of General Practice
  • Management of faecal incontinence in residential aged care [2018]

• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
  • Faecal incontinence

Canada

• Canada's Drug Agency
  • Patient and Care Provider Perspectives on the Management of Fecal Incontinence: A Qualitative Rapid Review [2023]

• Canadian Family Physician
  • Fecal incontinence in older adults [2020]

China

• Chinese Medical Journal
  • An epidemiology study of fecal incontinence in adult Chinese women living in urban areas [2020]

Europe

• Colorectal Disease
  • Transanal irrigation: Bridging the gap in treatment for chronic constipation and/or faecal incontinence-A systematic review and management guidance [2025]

• Journal of the Intensive Care Society
  • Expert Recommendations for Managing Acute Faecal Incontinence with Diarrhoea in the Intensive Care Unit [2013]

• United European Gastroenterology
  • Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of Faecal Incontinence-A UEG/ESCP/ESNM/ESPCG collaboration [2022]

Germany

• GMS German Medical Science
  • German S3-Guideline: Rectovaginal fistula [2012]

High-income countries

• Colorectal Disease
  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of anal motor and rectal sensory dysfunction in male and female patients undergoing anorectal manometry for symptoms of faecal incontinence [2022]

• Physiotherapy Research International
  • Effects of Tibial Nerve Electrostimulation in Patients With Fecal Incontinence: A Systematic Review [2026]

International

• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
  • Consensus Definitions and Interpretation Templates for Dynamic Ultrasound Imaging of Defecatory Pelvic Floor Disorders: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of Abdominal Radiology, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, the International Urogynecological Association, and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons [2023]
  • Consensus Definitions and Interpretation Templates for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Defecatory Pelvic Floor Disorders: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of Abdominal Radiology, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, the International Urogynecological Association, and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons [2021]
  • Consensus Definitions and Interpretation Templates for Fluoroscopic Imaging of Defecatory Pelvic Floor Disorders: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of Abdominal Radiology, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, the International Urogynecological Association, and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons [2021]

• Continence
  • Clinical assessment, conservative management, specialized diagnostic testing, and quality of life for fecal incontinence: Update on research and practice recommendations [2024]

• Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Advances in the evaluation of anorectal function [2018]

• Techniques in Coloproctology
  • Laser fistula treatment: beyond the controversial aspects: best clinical practice recommendations from an international group of surgeons with extensive experience in the procedure-the FiLaC recommendations [2025]
  • Critical appraisal of international guidelines for the management of fecal incontinence in adults: is it possible to define what to do in different clinical scenarios? [2022]

• World Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Garg incontinence scores: New scoring system on the horizon to evaluate fecal incontinence. Will it make a difference? [2024]
  • Diagnostic tools for fecal incontinence: Scoring systems are the crucial first step [2024]

Japan

• Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
  • The Japan Society of Coloproctology Practice Guidelines for Fecal Incontinence 2024 (Revised Second Edition) [2024]
  • Japanese Practice Guidelines for Fecal Incontinence Part 3 -Surgical Treatment for Fecal Incontinence, Fecal Incontinence in a Special Conditions- English Version [2021]
  • Japanese Practice Guidelines for Fecal Incontinence Part 2-Examination and Conservative Treatment for Fecal Incontinence- English Version [2021]
  • Japanese Practice Guidelines for Fecal Incontinence Part 1-Definition, Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathophysiology and Causes, Risk Factors, Clinical Evaluations, and Symptomatic Scores and QoL Questionnaire for Clinical Evaluations-English Version [2021]

Mexico

• Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition)
  • The Mexican consensus on fecal incontinence [2023]

Switzerland

• Swiss Medical Weekly
  • Faecal incontinence in the era of sacral neuromodulation [2025]

Türkiye

• International Journal of Colorectal Disease
  • Prevalence of and risk factors for anal incontinence: a large-scale multicentre study in Turkey [2026]

United Kingdom

• Age and Ageing
  • National audit of continence care: adherence to National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidance in older versus younger adults with faecal incontinence [2014]

• BMC Gastroenterology
  • Fatigue, pain and faecal incontinence in adult inflammatory bowel disease patients and the unmet need: a national cross-sectional survey [2024]

• Health Technology Assessment
  • Sacral nerve stimulation versus the magnetic sphincter augmentation device for adult faecal incontinence: the SaFaRI RCT [2021]

• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • Self-expanding implant insertion into the intersphincteric space for faecal incontinence [2021]
  • Axonics sacral neuromodulation system for faecal incontinence [2021]
  • Insertion of a magnetic-bead band for faecal incontinence [2014]
  • Faecal incontinence in adults [2014]
  • Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) for faecal incontinence [2011]
  • Endoscopic radiofrequency therapy of the anal sphincter for faecal incontinence [2011]
  • Transabdominal artificial bowel sphincter implantation for faecal incontinence [2008]
  • Injectable bulking agents for faecal incontinence [2007]
  • Faecal incontinence in adults: management [2007]
  • Faecal incontinence

• NHS England
  • Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) for faecal incontinence (Adult) [2013]

• Right Decisions
  • Faecal incontinence Primary and Secondary Care (Guidelines)

• Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • Faecal Incontinence [2014]

United States

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Treatments for Fecal Incontinence [2016]

• American College of Gastroenterology
  • ACG Clinical Guidelines: Management of Benign Anorectal Disorders [2021]

• American Gastroenterological Association
  • Surgical Interventions and the Use of Device-Aided Therapy for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence and Defecatory Disorders [2017]

• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
  • The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Fecal Incontinence [2023]
  • The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Anorectal Abscess, Fistula-in-Ano, and Rectovaginal Fistula [2022]
  • The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons’ Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence [2015]

• Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports
  • Current Trends in Management of Defecatory Dysfunction, Posterior Compartment Prolapse, and Fecal Incontinence [2016]

• Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Epidemiologic Trends and Diagnostic Evaluation of Fecal Incontinence [2020]

• Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Management of Fecal Incontinence [2020]

• Urogynecology
  • Consensus Definitions and Interpretation Templates for Dynamic Ultrasound Imaging of Defecatory Pelvic Floor Disorders [2023]

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