A novel method for measurement of the recto-anal inhibitory reflex using anal acoustic reflectometry.

Nick A HeywoodA SharmaE S KiffN KlarskovK J Telford

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)

We describe a novel method for the measurement of RAIR. Rectal distension appears to alter resting pressure and the resistance of the anal canal to opening and closing, with complete inhibition of the sphincter complex in three patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
high grade
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
heart rate
rectal cancer
heart rate variability
blood pressure