Anal pressure waves in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 42 (11) , 1487-1496
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02235053
Abstract
PURPOSE:Many data suggest in irritable bowel syndrome a generalized smooth-muscle disorder, but data are scant concerning anal waves in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. The aim of the present study was first to propose a new method of anal pressure-wave analysis and second to apply thKeywords
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