Should anorectal manometry be routine before stoma reversal in patients after an intersphincteric resection?

Mufaddal M KaziBhushan JajooJitender RohilaSayali DohaleChaitali NashikkarRajesh SainaniPrajesh BhutaAshwin DesouzaAvanish P Saklani

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2023)

Anorectal manometry (ARM) before ostomy reversal to predict bowel function at 6 months or beyond was not helpful in patients with an ISR and diverting stoma. No manometric parameter correlated with the LARS or Wexner incontinence scores.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
clinical practice