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Rectal compliance determined by rectal endosonography

A new application of endosonography

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to develop a method for determination of rectal compliance that allows direct measurement of corresponding changes in the rectal crosssectional area or perimeter and rectal pressure. METHODS: We developed an anal probe for transrectal endosonography. The probe was tested in vitro,and rectal compliance of six healthy patients was determined. RESULTS:In vitro measurements proved the method to be well reproducible. The method allowed calculation of an endosonographic rectal compliance, which correlated well with rectal compliance measured by the standard method. CONCLUSION: Endosonographic determination of rectal compliance is possible, and the endosonographic method may give a more precise and reproducible estimation of rectal compliance.

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  1. Department of Surgery D, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Nis I. Alstrup M.D., Ole Ø. Rasmussen M.D. & John Christiansen M.D.

  2. Department of Ultrasonography, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Bjørn Skjoldbye M.D. & Niels E. H. Christensen B.Sc.E.E.

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Alstrup, N.I., Skjoldbye, B., Rasmussen, O.Ø. et al. Rectal compliance determined by rectal endosonography. Dis Colon Rectum 38, 32–36 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02053854

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