Traditional measures of normal anal sphincter function using high-resolution anorectal manometry (HRAM) in 115 healthy volunteers

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 625-635

  Carrington, E V ^a   Brokjaer A ^a,b   Craven, H ^a   Zarate, N ^a   Horrocks, E J ^a   Palit, S ^a   Jackson, W ^c   Duthie, G S ^c   Knowles, C H ^a   Lunniss, P J ^a   Scott, S M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; Anorectal function; High resolution anorectal manometry (HRAM); High resolution manometry (HRM); Manometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECTUM; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898804234     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12307     Document Type: Article

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