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Pudendal Neuropathy and Severity of Incont inence but not Presence of an Anal Sphincter Defect May Determine the Response to Biofeedback Therapy in Fecal Incontinence Anne-Marie Leroi, M.D., Marie-Paule Dorival, Marie-Frangoise Lecouturier, Christine Salter, Marie-Laure Welter, M.D., Jean-Yves Touchais, M.D., Philippe Denis, Ph.D. From the Groupe de Recherche sur lAppareiI Digestil~, H6pital Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France PURPOSE: It has been suggested that the severity of fecal incontinence, the presence of pudendal neuropathy, or an external anal sphincter defect does not preclud