Anorectal manometry
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| Anorectal manometry | |
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| Diagnostics | |
| OPS-301 code | 1-315 |
Anorectal manometry is a technique used to measure contractility in the anus and rectum.[1] This technique uses a balloon in the rectum to distend the rectum and a pressure sensor at the internal anal sphincter to measure the presence or absence of the rectosphincteric reflex.
It may be used to assist in the diagnosis of Hirschprung disease[2] in which there is an absence of the rectosphincteric reflex that should relax the internal anal sphincter upon distension of the rectum.
References [edit]
- ^ Brookes D. Cash (15 September 2008). Curbside Consultation of the Colon: 49 Clinical Questions. SLACK Incorporated. pp. 67–. ISBN 978-1-55642-831-9. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ^ Eli Ehrenpreis (October 2003). Anal and rectal diseases explained. Remedica. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-1-901346-67-1. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
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