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| lifeskim:mentions | |
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1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1980-8-15
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The role of the external and internal anal sphincters in the mechanism of anal continence is presented. The external sphincter induces continence by 1) preventing internal sphincter relaxation, what I have called the "voluntary inhibition action," and 2) mechanical compression of the rectal neck and anal canal proper. The mechanism of both actions is described. The internal sphincter plays a significant role not only in involuntary, but also in voluntary, continence. The importance of this role in the correction of anal incontinence is clarified. "Stress defecation," a condition which follows internal sphincter damage, is discussed. A "single loop continence" theory is presented, based on the fact that each of the three loops of the external sphincter has its own innervation, attachment, and direction of muscle bundles; each loop thus acts as a separate sphincter. The clinical application of this theory is presented.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0012-3706
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
23
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
37-43
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2005-11-17
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
A new concept of the anatomy of the anal sphincter mechanism and the physiology of defecation. IX. Single loop continence: a new theory of the mechanism of anal continence.
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Journal Article
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