Open AccessHigh-Resolution Anorectal Manometry - New Insights in the Diagnostic Assessment of Functional Anorectal Disorders
Author(s) -
Henriette Heinrich,
Benjamin Misselwitz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000488611
Subject(s) - anorectal manometry , dyssynergia , medicine , defecation , functional constipation , anal canal , fecal incontinence , constipation , functional disorder , physical therapy , rectum , surgery , sphincter
Functional anorectal disorders such as faecal incontinence (FI), functional anorectal pain, and functional defecation disorders (FDD) are highly prevalent and represent a high socioeconomic burden. Several tests of anorectal function exist in this setting; however, high-resolution anorectal manometry (HR-ARM) is a new tool that depicts pressure all along the anal canal and can assess rectoanal coordination. HR-ARM is used in the diagnosis of FI and especially FDD although data in health is still sparse, and pressure phenomena seen during simulated defecation, such as dyssynergia, are highly prevalent in health.