Normal values for high-resolution anorectal manometry in healthy women: Effects of age and significance of rectoanal gradient

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1530-1536

  Noelting, Jessica ^a   Ratuapli, Shiva K ^a   Bharucha, Adil E ^a   Harvey, Doris M ^a   Ravi, Karthik ^a   Zinsmeister, Alan R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BALLOON; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION MANOMETRY; HUMAN; MANOMETRY; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANAL CANAL; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; RECTUM; REFERENCE VALUES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84867101204     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2012.221     Document Type: Article

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