WIMJOURNAL, Volume No. 4, Issue No. 2, 2017 pISSN 2349-2910, eISSN 2395-0684
Kawade V Y
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CASE REPORT
Secondary Repair of Third Degree Perineal Tear Leading to Fecal
Incontinence in 2 Cases
Vasant Kawade
1
and Abhijit Ambike
2
Professor and Head, Department of OBGY, B.K.L.Walawakarl Rural Medical College
and Hospital, Sawarde
1
,Assistant Professor, Department of OBGY, B.K.L.Walawakar
Rural Medical College and Hospital, Sawarde
2
Abstract:
Obstetric injury is the commonest cause of anal incontinence. According to Mr. Abdul H
Sultan and Miss RaneeThakar, UK, who have done extensive work in this field, ‘Every woman who
has a vaginal delivery has a 3rd or 4th degree tear until proved otherwise and a 3rd or 4th degree tear
cannot be excluded without a rectal examination’. We report two cases of anal incontinence as a
result of third degree perineal tear and complete disruption of the perineum secondary to childbirth.
Secondary repair of anal sphincter and perineal reconstruction in a rural tertiary care hospital
rendered excellent immediate clinical result.
Key words:
Obstetric injury, Perineal Tear, vaginal delivery
Address for correspondence:
Dr.Vasant Kawade, Professor and Head, Department of OBGY, B.K.L.Walawalkar Rural Medical
College and Hospital, Sawarde-415606, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
E-mail: drvkawade1986@gmail.com, Mobile No.: 9422252904
Received date: 16/12/2017 Revised date: 26/12/2017 Accepted date: 29/12/2017
DOI Link: http://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/12.2017-59184977/
Introduction:
Obstetric injury is the commonest
cause of perineal and anal sphincter injury
resulting in lack of bowel control. 4 to 6% of
women who have vaginal deliveries will suffer
from faecal incontinence
(1)
.However there is
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Leading to Fecal Incontinence in 2 Cases. Walawalkar International Medical Journal 2017; 4(2): 62-
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