Fecal incontinence in men: Causes and clinical and manometric features

Table 1 Previous medical history of patients with fecal incontinence n (%)

	Ano-rectal Surgery	Chronic Diarrhea					Hemorrhoids
		Total	IBD	Irritable Intestine syndrome	Others1	Radiotherapy
Total (n = 764)	190 (24.9)	339 (44.4)	72 (9.4)	107 (14.0)	138 (18.1)	22 (2.9)	35 (4.6)
Men (n = 119)	46 (38.6)	50 (42.0)	10 (8.4)	11 (9.2)	24 (20.2)	5 (4.2)	7 (5.9)
Women (n = 645)	144 (22.3)	289 (44.8)	62 (9.6)	96 (14.9)	114 (17.7)	17 (2.6)	28 (4.3)
χ2 (P value)	5.72 (< 0.001)	0.16 (NS)	0.09 (NS)	1.99 (NS)	0.96 (NS)	0.39 (NS)	0.26 (NS)
	Epidermoid Carcinoma	Constipation	Prolapse	Obstetric	None	Several risk factors	Neurological disease
Total (n = 764)	1 (0.4)	138 (18.1)	12 (1.6)	375 (49.1)	75 (9.8)	401 (52.5)	39 (5.1)
Men (n = 119)	1 (0.8)	20 (16.8)	2 (1.7)	0 ( 0.0)	8 (6.7)	34 (28.6)	16 (13.4)
Women (n = 645)	0 (0.0)	118 (18.3)	10 (1.5)	375 (58.1)	67 (10.4)	367 (56.9)	23 (3.6)
χ2 (P value)	0.8 (NS)	0.08 (NS)	0.01 (NS)	81.9 (< 0.001)	0.87 (NS)	16.36 (< 0.0001)	6.17 (< 0.01)

¹Other causes of chronic diarrhea (men, women): Billroth II gastrectomy (2, 11); Cholecystectomy (3, 26); Small bowel resection (0, 2); Celiac disease (3, 13); Whipple’s disease (0, 1); Giardia lamblia (1, 8); Pancreatic insufficiency (2, 9); Collagenous colitis (2, 5); Food intolerance (1, 4); Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (7, 12); Undetermined cause (3, 23). NS: Not significant; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease.