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Diario Médico echoes the trajectory of the Coloproctology Unit of HUMT in the treatment of fecal incontinence

The Diario Medico yesterday published an in-depth news report on the Coloproctology Unit of HUMT as a pioneer in the country in the treatment of fecal incontinence and other defecatory disorders through sacral neuromodulation.

The excuse that has given rise to the news is the celebration of the fourth edition of the continuing education course in this technique that began last week at HUMT and is led by Dr. Arantxa Muñoz, attached to this unit. It is a course that has been organized for six years, which is supported by the long career and academic care of its professionals and which has already trained close to 300 professionals in this technique.



In the course of the interview, Dr. Muñoz explains, among others, the particularities and origins of this pathology, the characteristics of sacral neuromodulation or the consequences for the patient of affecting this pathology in terms of loss of quality of life. lifetime. It also highlights the existence in the HUMT of the so-called "high resolution circuit", thanks to which in a single morning the patients can be practiced all the necessary examinations so that they can walk with an adequate diagnosis.

Interview Diario Médico