Obstructed defecation: the role of anorectal manometry

Autor: Pucciani, Filippo, Ringressi, Mn, Ringressi, Maria Novella
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Techniques in Coloproctology. 16:67-72
ISSN: 1128-045X
1123-6337
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-011-0800-7
Popis: The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of anorectal manometry (AM) in patients affected by obstructed defecation (OD). Between January 2007 and December 2010, 379 patients (287 women and 92 men) affected by OD were evaluated. After a preliminary clinical evaluation, defecography and AM were performed. The results were compared with those from 20 healthy control subjects. Overall anal resting pressure was not significantly different between patients and controls. Maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) data were significantly lower when compared with those of controls (P
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