Internal Resistance May be More Important for Continence than Anal Wall Tension

Petros PE. Cure of urinary and fecal incontinence by pelvic ligament reconstruction suggests a connective tissue etiology for both. Int J Urogynecol 1999;10:356–60. Petros P, Anderson J. Role of internal anal sphincter damage in the causation of idiopathic faecal incontinence: a prospective study. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2005;45:77–8. Bush MB, Petros PE, Barrett-Lennard BR. On the flow through the human urethra. Biomech 1997;30:967–9. Huebner M, Margulies RU, Fenner DE, Ashton-Miller JA, Bitar KN, Delancey JO. Age effects on internal anal sphincter thickness and diameter in nulliparous females. Dis Colon Rectum 2007;50:1405–11.