Manometric analysis of the influence of rectal content on anal pressures in chronically constipated patients

Objective: The aim of our study was to analyze whether the presence of content in the rectum influences the anorectal manometry examination results in chronically constipated patients. Methods: We evaluated 38 chronically constipated patients, 36 women and 2 men, with an average age of 53.55 years o...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Ciotola Bruno, Fang Chia Bin, Maria Auxiliadora Prolungatti César, Wilmar Artur Klug, Sylvia Heloisa Arantes Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936315000076