Absent or impaired rectoanal inhibitory reflex as a diagnostic factor for high-grade (grade III-V) rectal prolapse: a retrospective study.

Byung-Soo Park Sung Hwan Cho Gyung Mo Son Hyun Sung Kim Yong-Hoon Cho Dae-Gon Ryu Su-Jin Kim Su Bum Park Cheol-Woong Choi Hyung Wook Kim Tae Un Kim Dong Soo Suh Myung Hee Yoon Hong Jae Jo

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2021)

Absent or impaired RAIR was a meaningful diagnostic factor of high-grade (III-V) rectal prolapse. Furthermore, the absent or impaired reflex had a positive linear trend according to the increase of rectal prolapse grading.

Keyphrases

high grade
low grade
rectal cancer
urinary incontinence