Rectal compliance in the assessment of patients with fecal incontinence
- 1 August 1990
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 33 (8) , 650-653
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02150739
Abstract
Rectal compliance (dV/dP) was studied in 31 patients with fecal incontinence, 8 patients with constipation, and 16 control subjects. Patients with fecal incontinence experienced a constant defecation urge at a lower rectal volume and also had a lower maximal tolerable volume and a lower rectal compliance than control subjects (median 126vs.155 ml, 170vs.220 ml, and 9vs.15 ml/mm Hg, respectively; tPKeywords
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