Although the reduction in WIE in the five male patients in the current study did not reach statistical significance, their Wexner and VAS scores did significantly decrease, suggesting that SMDC therapy might also be effective in male patients.
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Skeletal muscle-derived cell implantation for the treatment of sphincter-related faecal incontinence.
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Altogether, the responder analysis indicates a clear trend of decreasing FI severity and decreasing WIE over time in all patients.
Injection was very well tolerated and led to highly significant reductions in Wexner score and bowel movements as well as a marked improvement in the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life (FIQL) score [ 21 ] after 1 year.