Sofia Espinoza Raúl Almenara Ana Otero Fecal incontinence is defined as the lack of control of defecation. It is a multifactor condition, involving such factors as mechanical disruption as well as neuromuscular or idiopathic dysfunction. Most of the time it is caused by a loss of anatomic continuity, for example after childbirth, surgery, or other […]
Ainize Ibarzabal (Gastrointestinal Surgery Senior Specialist) Raul Almenara (Gastrointestinal surgery senior specialist) Victor Turrado (Gastrointestinal Surgery Specialist) Hospital Clínic, Barcelona – Spain Case A 48-year-old male with a previous history of positive HIV, controlled with antiretroviral treatment (ARVT), and the human papilloma virus (HPV), which caused a low-grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN-1) that was successfully […]
Published by Dulce Momblán Antonio M. Lacy (Director of Gastrointestinal Surgery Department) Hospital Clínic, Barcelona – Spain A fundoplication must be combined with myotomy to prevent acid reflux. Nowadays, there is controversial data in the literature between these techniques. It is clear that the Nissen fundoplication is associated with a higher rate of obstructive symptoms, when its […]
