Posts Tagged ‘Diagnostic Methods’
The anismus, or failure in the phenomenon of somatic sphincter relaxation device that allows a bowel movement, has been implicated as the principal factor in the problem of obstructed defecation. Current diagnostic methods, which rely on laboratory physiological measures during attempted defecation and proctography complex dynamics, have become essential for diagnosis. With the use of a computerized outpatient novel method for registration of the sphincter function with the patient at home, we report a 80% reduction in our rate of diagnostic anism which suggests that conventional tests fail to accurately diagnose this condition, probably because they represent a very poor natural physiology of defecation. The treatment of this disabling condition is more complex and a variety of surgical procedures and drug have failed. In these patients the retraining of the ano-rectal function biorectroalimentación has been very successful and is the preferred modality of management.