Sphincteroplasty for fecal incontinence in the era of sacral nerve modulation

Table 1 Effects of pudendal neuropathy on the outcome of sphincteroplasty for fecal incontinence

Author	n	Success without neuropathy (%)	Success with neuropathy (%)	P value
Laurberg et al[5], 1988	19	42	5	< 0.05
Londono-Schimmer et al[6], 1994	94	60	14	< 0.001
Sitzler et al[7], 1996	29	48	24	< 0.05
Chen et al[8], 1998	12	75	50	< 0.05
Gilliland et al[9], 1998	77	62	17	< 0.01