Prevalence of rectoanal inhibitory reflex in chagasic megacolon Prevalência do reflexo inibitório retoanal no megacólon chagásico

Prevalence of rectoanal inhibitory reflex in chagasic megacolon Prevalência do reflexo inibitório retoanal no megacólon chagásico

BACKGROUND: Rectoanal inhibitory reflex is not always evident in patients with chagasic megacolon. This may be due to insufficient volumes of air used during insufflation for the manometric examination. AIMS: To identify the volume of air necessary to induce rectoanal inhibitory reflex in patients w...

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Main Authors: Simone Cavenaghi, Otaviano Cardoso da Silva Felicio, Luis Sergio Ronchi, Geni Satomi Cunrath, Marcelo Maia Caixeta de Melo, João Gomes Netinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2008-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Megacolo
Doença de Chagas
Canal anal
Reto
Defecação
Reflexo
Manometria
Megacolon
Chagas disease
Anal canal
Rectum
Defecation
Reflex
Manometry
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