Publisher's Synopsis
This book specifically addresses faecal incontinence, its physiological aspects and practical management. Aspects discussed include the mechanisms of maintenance of continence, the normal physiology of defecation, the causes, treatment and management of anal incontinence and the pathophysiology of faecal incontinence. The book uses recent research and is designed to be of interest to geriatricians, coloproctologists, continence advisers, primary health care physicians and health care workers in residential homes for the elderly.
