Biofeedback pelvic floor muscle training and posterior tibial nerve stimulation for treatment of faecal incontinence: monotherapy versus combined therapy:A prospective controlled randomized trial

INTERVENTION: Biofeedback pelvic floor muscle training Biofeedback pelvic floor muscle training and posterior tibial nerve stimulation posterior tibial nerve stimulation CONDITION: ; Digestive System Digestive System PRIMARY OUTCOME: comparison between improvement of Wexner Faecal Continence scale SECONDARY OUTCOME: maximal squeezing anal pressure, maximal voluntary anal contraction time and VAS for patient global assessment of effect of FI on quality of life. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Patients with idiopathic, postoperative, postpartum, traumatic or rectal prolapse faecal incontinence were older than 18 years duration of FI of at least 6 months failure of medical therapy for faecal incontinence.