Clinical and manometric investigation in constipated Chagasic patients with and without megacolon

Background: Chagasic colopathy is the second most common digestive manifestation, and constipation is the main symptom. The absence of the Rectoanal Inhibitory Reflex plays an important role in constipation and anal manometry is crucial for appropriate evaluation. Purpose: Evaluate anal manometry fi...

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Main Authors: Arminda Caetano de Almeida e Leite, Marise Amaral Rebouças Moreira, Maria Alves Barbosa, Hélio Moreira Júnior, Paula Chrystina Caetano Almeida Leite, José Paulo Teixeira Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936318301060