SECCA:
Fewer side effects than
tranditional surgery

There are many papers and clinic studies on the subject of SECCA technologies and Feacal Incontinence. We present extracts from some of the most interesting below:

Radiofrequency Anal Sphincter Remodeling (Secca) versus Biofeedback for the treatment of Fecal Incontinence: Anorectal Motility & Clinical Results.
Herman, Roman M.; Nowakowski, Michal; Herman, Roma B. Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. Presented at DDW 2011.

Does the Radiofrequency Procedure for Fecal Incontinence Improve Quality of Life and Incontinence at 1-Year Follow-Up?
Dan Ruiz, M.D., Rodrigo A. Pinto, M.D., Tracy L. Hull, M.D., Jonathan E. Efron, M.D., Steven D. Wexner, M.D. Dis Colon Rectum, July 2010; 53: 1041-1046

Radiofrequency waves in the treatment of faecal incontinence. Preliminary report.
Piotr Walega, Katarzyna jasko, jakub Kenig, Roman Maria Herman, Wojciech Nowak. Proktologia 2009, 10 (2), p. 134-143

Temperature-controlled radio frequency energy delivery (Secca® procedure) for the treatment of fecal incontinence: results of a prospective study
B. Lefebure & J. J. Tuech & V. Bridoux & S. Gallas & A. M. Leroi & P. Denis & F. Michot. Int J Colorectal Dis (2008) 23:993–997

SECCA Procedure for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence: Results of a Five-Year Follow-Up.
Takahashi-Monroy T, Morales M, Garcia-Osogobio S, Valdovinos MA, Belmonte C, Barreto C, Zarate X, Bada O, Velasco L. Service of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico, DF, Mexico. Dis Colon Rectum. 2008 Mar;51(3):355-9. Epub 2008 Jan 19.

Temperature controlled radiofrequency energy (Secca®) to the anal canal for the treatment of fecal incontinence: pilot seems promising.
R. F. Felt-bersma; C. J. Mulder; Gastroenterology, VU University Medical centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Presented at DDW 2006

The Secca Procedure for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence: Definitive Therapy or Short-Term Solution*
Christine J. Parisien, M.D. and Marvin L. Corman, M.D. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, volume 18, number 1, 2005.

The SECCA Procedure: A New Therapy for Treatment of Fecal Incontinence.
Efron JE, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S. The SECCA Procedure: A New Therapy for Treatment of Fecal Incontinence. Surg Tech Intl XIII December 2004;107-110.

Safety and Effectiveness of Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Energy Delivery to the Anal Canal (Secca Procedure) for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence.
Efron JE, Corman ML, Fleshman J, Barnett J, Nagle D, Birnbaum E, Weiss EG, Nogueras JJ, Sligh S, Rabine J, Wexner SD. Dis Colon Rectum. 2003 Dec;46(12):1606-16; discussion 1616-8.

Extended Two-Year Results of Radio-Frequency Energy Delivery for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence (the Secca Procedure)
Takahashi T., Garcia-Osogobio S, Valdovinos M, Belmonte C, Barreto C, Velasco A. Extended Two-Year Results of Radio-Frequency Energy Delivery for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence (the Secca Procedure). Dis Colon Rectum 2003;46:711-715.

Radiofrequency Energy Delivery to the Anal Canal for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence.
Takahashi T, Garcia-Osogobio S, Valdovinos MA, Mass W, Jimenez R, Jauregui AL, Bobadilla J, Belmonte C, Edelstein PS, Utley DS. Radiofrequency Energy Delivery to the Anal Canal for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence. Dis Colon Rectum 2002;45:915-922.