Spectrum of abnormal rectoanal reflex patterns in patients with fecal incontinence

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-65

  Sangwan, Yash P ^a   Coller, John A ^a   Schoetz Jr , David J ^a   Roberts, Patricia L ^a   Murray, John J ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal canal; Balloon distention; Excitatory reflex; Fecal incontinence; Iatrogenic trauma; Inhibitory reflex; Obstetric injury; Rectoanal reflex; Reflex patterns; Sphincter defects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE DISTENSION; MALE; MANOMETRY; REFLEX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; REFLEX, ABNORMAL;

EID: 0030047872     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02048271     Document Type: Article

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