Carlos A. López-Bernal, Unidad de Fisiología Anorrectal, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Ciudad de México, México
Carolina Vázquez-Íñiguez, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Jal., México
Sharon J. Sánchez-Lara, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Ciudad de México, México
Angie Vargas-Rodríguez, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Ciudad de México, México
Jorge Garza-Sánchez, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital Ángeles Puebla, Puebla, Pue., México
Mónica P. Hernández-Molina, División de Cirugía Oncológica, ISSSTEP, Puebla, Puebla, México
Billy Jiménez-Bobadilla, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Ciudad de México, México
Juan A. Villanueva-Herrero, Unidad de Fisiología Anorrectal, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Ciudad de México, México
Faecal incontinence (FI) is a common condition that can affect the quality of life of patients. The global prevalence of incontinence is identified as high as 7%. Intraanal or transtibial electrical stimulation are alternative methods used prior to sacral electrostimulation using a sacral neurostimulator that has been shown to be becoming the gold standard of treatment. Regarding the parameters to predict the response to treatment, there are some established, such as pudendal nerve latency. However, anal sensitivity has not been fully described to assess it as a prognostic parameter in the treatment for FI. The value obtained at the cut-off point was 14 mAp with high sensitivity. Our objective was to determine the cut-off point of anal sensitivity using electrostimulation as a prognostic value in the improvement of patients with FI.
Keywords: Fecal incontinence. Rectal sensitivity. Anal sensitivity. Electrostimulation.