Open AccessFunctional activity of the rectum: A conduit organ or a storage organ or both
Author(s) -
Ahmed Shafik,
Randa Mostafa,
Ismail Shafik,
Olfat EI-Sibai,
Ali A. Shafik
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4549
Subject(s) - rectum , distension , medicine , defecation , sensation , anal canal , reflex , anorectal manometry , surgery , anatomy , anesthesia , psychology , neuroscience
To investigate whether the degree of rectal distension could define the rectum functions as a conduit or reservoir.