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Anorectal pressure assessment with the aid of manometry has become important in the diagnosis and management of defaecatory disorders. Although it is quite widely used, there are several different manometry catheters and manometry systems in use, and there are really no industry standards. While manometry techniques are almost universal, the variety of systems and catheters in use means that each laboratory has to develop its own normal values, rendering interlaboratory comparison very difficult. Manometry can be used to assess resting anal pressures, squeeze pressures, the length of the high-pressure zone, the presence or absence of an anorectal reflex, and rectal pressures and anal pressures as a response to rectal filling.
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Duthie, G., Gardiner, A. (2010). Anorectal Manometry. In: Givel, JC., Mortensen, N., Roche, B. (eds) Anorectal and Colonic Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69419-9_10
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