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Defecation and continence: some new concepts.
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This article is published in Diseases of The Colon & Rectum.The article was published on 1970-03-01. It has received 126 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Defecation & Colorectal surgery.read more
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Anismus in chronic constipation.
Preston Dm,Lennard-Jones Je +1 more
TL;DR: Electromyography of the striated pelvic floor muscles during attempts at expulsion of the balloon in the constipated patients showed failure of the normal inhibition of resting activity, which may contribute to the symptoms of some patients who complain of constipation.
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Pathophysiology of adult fecal incontinence
TL;DR: It remains unclear why most women who sustain obstetric injury in their 20s or 30s typically do not present with fecal incontinence until their 50s and a strong need for prospective, long-term studies of sphincter function in nulliparous and multiparous women.
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Physiology and pathophysiology of colonic motor activity (2).
TL;DR: The basic motor function of the colon is to mix and knead its contents, propel them slowly in the caudad direction, hold them in the distal colon until defecation, and provide a strong propulsive force duringdefecation.
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Sensibility of the rectum to distension and the anorectal distension reflex in ulcerative colitis.
M J Farthing,J E Lennard-jones +1 more
TL;DR: Those patients with inactive colitis and a reduced maximum tolerable volume tended to have a smaller rectal size than those who could tolerate a normal volume within the rectum.
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The movements and innervation of the small intestine
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Sensory nerve‐endings and sensation in the anal region of man
H. L. Duthie,F. W. Gairns +1 more
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An investigation of the nebvous conteol of defecation
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Experimental study of the reflex mechanism controlling the muscles of the pelvic floor
TL;DR: The findings suggest that the mechanism is reflex and it is proposed that it be known as the postural reflex of the pelvic floor, and inhibition of this reflex by rectal distention is described.
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