Researchers have built the first functional anal sphincters in the laboratory, suggesting a potential future treatment for both fecal and urinary incontinence. Researchers have built the first ...

For the first time scientists have built the first functional anal sphincters that maintains the constriction of a body passage. This engineered sphincters may help treat fecal, urinary incontinence.

SPASM and fibrosis of the anal sphincter associated with a long history of marked constipation, tenesmus, mild intermittent abdominal cramps and an almost daily intake of cathartics is a rather ...