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The development of a silicone fixation device to perform ambulant anorectal manometry is described. This device provides adequate fixation of recording instruments and facilitates prolonged anorectal pressure recording at home, even in patients with a high frequency of defecation.
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Auwerda, J.J.A., Schonten, W.R. New device for adequate fixation of recording instruments in ambulant anorectal manometry. Dis Colon Rectum 37, 383–385 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02053603
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02053603