The pathophysiology of chagasic megacolon: beyond ICC…
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Prevalence of rectoanal inhibitory reflex in chagasic megacolon.
BACKGROUND Rectoanal inhibitory reflex is not always evident in patients with chagasic megacolon. This may be due to insufficient volumes of air used during insufflation for the manometric examination. AIMS To identify the volume of air necessary to induce rectoanal inhibitory reflex in patients with chagasic megacolon and to observe its prevalence in these individuals. METHODS Rectoanal in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Virchows Archiv
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0945-6317,1432-2307
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-012-1341-9