Comparative evaluation of the effect of sustained inflation and rapid inflation/deflation of the intrarectal balloon upon rectoanal inhibitory reflex parameters in asymptomatic subjects

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-326

  Monteiro, F J R ^a   Regadas, F S P ^a   Murad Regadas, S M ^a   Rodrigues, L V ^a   Leal, V M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anal manometry; Anorectal physiology; Anus; Reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REFLEX;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; BALLOON DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX;

EID: 38649135391     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-007-0374-6     Document Type: Article

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