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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2026; 18(7): 118843
Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.118843
Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.118843
Pelvic floor physical therapy combined with biofeedback electrical stimulation for postoperative fecal incontinence in children with Hirschsprung’s disease
Lei Shi, Zhen-Qiang Zhang, Yuan Cheng, Shi-Qin Qi, Tao Zhang, Wei-Cheng Shen, Xue-Yi Hu, Yu-Liang Zhou, Jun-Jun Ju, Department of General Surgery, Anhui Provincial Children’s Hospital, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
Lei Shi, Clinical Medicine Science, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241003, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Shi L and Cheng Y contributed equally to literature retrieval, data analysis, and manuscript drafting; Hu XY, Zhang T and Ju JJ participated in critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; Zhang ZQ and Qi SQ provided overall guidance, supervised the study, and contributed to manuscript editing; all authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Anhui Provincial Children’s Hospital (Approval No. EYLL-2025-76).
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: Due to the sensitive nature of the patient data involved in this study, the datasets are not publicly available.
Corresponding author: Zhen-Qiang Zhang, MD, Department of General Surgery, Anhui Provincial Children’s Hospital, No. 39 Wangjiang East Road, Baohe District, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China. etyyetpwk@163.com
Received: January 21, 2026
Revised: February 14, 2026
Accepted: April 1, 2026
Published online: July 27, 2026
Processing time: 191 Days and 21.9 Hours
Revised: February 14, 2026
Accepted: April 1, 2026
Published online: July 27, 2026
Processing time: 191 Days and 21.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Pelvic floor physical therapy combined with biofeedback electrical stimulation is a safe and effective treatment for fecal incontinence in children after Hirschsprung’s disease surgery, and the combined treatment group shows better results than the single treatment group, making it worthy of clinical promotion and application.