Table 1 Causes of fecal incontinence

43

27

16

inborne / acquired sphincter defect

17

11

6

birth trauma (6x), state after previous surgery (9×): sphincter or pelvic floor repair, rectopexy, hemorrhoidectomy, etc.

sequelae after rectal surgery:

8

3

5

rectum resection (7×), abdomino-perineal pull-through

idiopathic

6

6

(unknown cause)

neuogenetic

6

5

1

neuroborreliosis, herniated disc, spina bifida, incomplete spinal cord injury, encephalitis disseminata, lesion of pudendal nerve

pelvic / pelvic floor trauma (road accident)

3

3

Other

3

2

1

scleroderma (2×), irradiation of prostate cancer