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World J Clin Cases. Jul 16, 2022; 10(20): 6845-6854
Published online Jul 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i20.6845
Published online Jul 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i20.6845
Table 6 Males vs females
| n = 99 | Males, n = 87 | Females, n = 12 | Significance, P value | |
| Patients | 29 (33.3%) | 2 (16.7%) | 0.33, Fisher exact test | |
| Total scores | Immediate postoperative (before Kegel exercises) | 112 | 6 | 0.59, Fisher exact test |
| Long-term (after Kegel exercises) | 26 | 0 | ||
| Mean scores | Immediate postoperative (before Kegel exercises) | 1.28 ± 2.0 | 0.5 ± 1.24 | 0.09, t-test |
| Long-term (after Kegel exercises) | 0.29 ± 0.82 | 0 | ||
- Citation: Garg P, Yagnik VD, Kaur B, Menon GR, Dawka S. Efficacy of Kegel exercises in preventing incontinence after partial division of internal anal sphincter during anal fistula surgery. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(20): 6845-6854
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i20.6845