The emerging role of internal rectal prolapse in the aetiology of faecal incontinence
โ Scribed by R. Collinson; C. Harmston; C. Cunningham; I. Lindsey
- Book ID
- 113635136
- Publisher
- Masson Editeur
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 172 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0399-8320
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Abstract We have investigated changes in colonic motility and anorectal function in 6 continent patients with a rectal prolapse; in 10 incontinent patients with rectal prolapse and in 16 patients with idiopathic faecal incontinence compared with 26 age and sex match controls. A history of incontinen
Twenty-five (18%) of 140 incontinent patients and 6 (17%) of 35 normal controls showed episodes of spontaneous internal sphincter relaxation during 30 min multiport manometric and electromyographic recording under resting conditions. The episodes lasted at least 15 s and reduced the pressure in the