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Neuromuscular Reflexes of Rectal Continence
Author(s) -
Varma K. K.,
Stephens Douglas
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1969.tb06306.x
Subject(s) - medicine , reflex , external anal sphincter , sphincter , spinal cord , anatomy , anal sphincter , fecal incontinence , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anal canal , rectum , anesthesia , surgery , psychiatry
The purpose of this paper is to describe the nerve pathways, reflex arcs and sphincter muscles responsible for the sensory and motor mechanisms of rectal continence. The data from which the reflex arcs were deduced were obtained from anal and rectal pressure profiles in children with normal and malformed rectums, and in children with injuries and deformities of the spinal cord which affect the neuromuscular control. These profiles were correlated with the clinical state of continence and with the known anatomy of both normal and abnormal states.