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7468561

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
Anorectal manometry is a useful tool in evaluating the cause of chronic constipation and is reliable in the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease. Two adult patients ages 35 and 69 with constipation since birth underwent anorectal manometry. Balloons positioned at the internal and external anal sphincters were connected to pressure transducers and their responses to a distention of rectal balloon were recorded. Both patients demonstrated failure of relaxation of the internal anal sphincter which is characteristic of Hirschsprung's disease. This diagnosis was confirmed at surgery by histologic examination failing to show ganglia. Anorectal manometry is a useful adjunct in the differential diagnosis of adult patients with megacolon.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0002-9270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
258-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Anorectal manometry in the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease in adults.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports