Effect of posture on anorectal manometric measurements in female patients with fecal incontinence and rectoanal intussusception.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the influence of erect position on anorectal manometry in patients with rectoanal intussusception (RAI).

Methods

This was a single center prospective observational study. Eighty female patients with fecal incontinence (FI) who underwent defecography between 1st January 2016 and 30th April 2022 were included. The effect of posture on commonly measured parameters during manometry was assessed in the left-lateral and erect positions. The severity of FI was assessed using FI Severity Index (FISI).

Results

Defecography showed that 30 patients had circumferential RAI (CRAI), and 50 had non-CRAI. There were no significant differences in age, parity, FI type, and FISI scores between the groups. However, FISI scores were significantly lo

SUBMITTER: Tsunoda A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9682782 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature