All the cases of CES I've seen (maybe 5 or 6 in the > 500 cases I've been involved in) have had to do with traumatic injuries generating huge disc herniations that were not operated on in a timely manner. Sadly, for all of these people with permanent CES who will have to don rubber gloves to manually remove feces for the rest of their lives; had they been operated on within the first few days after injury, would likely have recovered without CES. Serious bowel, bladder or sexual dysfunction related to spine problems should be dealt with sooner rather than later.... waiting for spontaneous recovery in such cases is too dangerous.
I've not seen CES in cases of spinal stenosis that was watched through the years. If serious bowel, bladder or sexual dysfunction develops; you'll deal with it on a higher priority basis than you would otherwise. As usual, this info is just my impression of my experience... I'm not a doctor and may be way off base.
Mark
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