Rectal contractility in patients with fecal incontinence and obstructed defecation compared to normal subjects.
Rectal contractility in patients with fecal incontinence and obstructed defecation compared to normal subjects.
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10.1016/j.gastha.2023.03.002
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2023
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Mittal, Ravinder K
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Gregersen, Hans;Mittal, Ravinder K
In the normal defecation process, coordinated muscle contractions in colon move the fecal matter towards rectum, which stimulates sensation of urge-to-defecate. Rectal distension evokes relaxation of the internal anal sphincter and an initial contraction of the external anal sphincter. 1 Current thinking is that the Valsalva maneuver performed to initiate defecation results in an increase in the intra-abdominal and rectal pressure, which provides the driving force for the expulsion of rectal contents through the relaxed puborectalis and anal sphincter muscles. However, it is not clear if rectal contractions play a role in the evacuation process.Using manometric recordings, Kumar and Wingate2 described phasic rectal activity that resembled the intestinal migrating motor complex. Impedance planimetric recordings demonstrated distension-induced rectal contractions in pigs. 3 Motor patterns of the colon and rectum have been studied extensively in animals and humans. 1 Retrograde rectal contractions were recorded during prolonged high-resolution manometry (HRM) recordings of the colon using a fiber-optic transducer catheter. 4 More recently, pan-colonic pressurization and retrograde contractions of the rectum and distal colon were described. 1 These were associated with anal sphincter relaxation but not abdominal wall contractions. In constipated patients, colorectal contractility is increased in the pre-defecatory phase but with less increase in the rectal tone compared to normal subjects (NS). 5, 6 However, rectal motor events during the expulsion phase were not described in these studies. There are several problems in recording the physiological events involved in the evacuation process; 1) most tests require an operator to be present in the room, 2) HRM only simulates the expulsion phase of defecation, and 3) the balloon expulsion test (BET) and defecography do not record pressures required to understand the mechanics of evacuation process.