Robotic-assisted proctosigmoidectomy for Hirschsprung’s disease: A multicenter prospective study

Table 1 Scale for bowel function score

Evaluation on fecal continence	Score
Feels the urge to defecate
Always	3
Most of the time	2
Uncertain	1
Absent	0
Ability to hold back defecation
Always	3
Problems less than once a week	2
Weekly problems	1
No voluntary control	0
Frequency of defecation
Every other day-twice a day	2
More often	1
Less often	1
Soiling
Never	3
Staining less than once a week, no change of underwear required	2
Frequent staining/soiling, change of underwear required	1
Daily soiling, requires protective aids	0
Accidents
Never	3
Less than once a week	2
Weekly accidents, often requires protective aids	1
Daily, protective aids required day and night	0
Constipation
No constipation	3
Manageable with diet	2
Manageable with laxatives	1
Manageable with enemas	0
Social problems
No social problems	3
Sometimes (fouls odors)	2
Problems causing restrictions in social life	1
Major social/psychosocial problems	0