Rectocele is associated with paradoxical anal sphincter reaction

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-16

  Mellgren, A ^a,b   Lopez A ^a   Schultz, I ^a   Anzen B ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Constipation; Paradoxical and sphincter reaction; Rectocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; COLON; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOCELE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL PROLAPSE;

EID: 0031799420     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003840050124     Document Type: Article

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