Anorectal manometry in children with chronic functional constipation Manometria anorretal em crianças com constipação intestinal crônica funcional

BACKGROUND: The anorectal manometry is a very utilized and well recognized examination in children with chronic funcional constipation. The major manometric findings in these children are: anal hypotonia, anal hypertonia, paradoxal contraction of the external anal sphincter, decreased ability of int...

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Main Authors: Rosa Helena Monteiro Bigélli, Maria Inez Machado Fernandes, Yvone Avalloni de Moraes Villela de Andrade Vicente, Roberto Oliveira Dantas, Lívia Carvalho Galvão, Antônio Dorival Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2005-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032005000300010