Practical Guide to Anorectal Testing

Anatomy of the pelvic floor, rectum and anal canal; clinic examination; transit time; ballon evacuation; objectives and methodology of manometry (water perfusion techniques); colon motility and anosphincteric manometric recordings by air-filled balloon technique; computerized anal sphincter manometry performance and analysis; step-by-step anorectal manometry - small balloon tube; defectography; digital subtraction defectography; measurement of perineal descent; scintigraphic assessment of pelvic ileal pouch; electromyographic techniques; pudendal nerve evoked potentials; determination of pudendal nerve terminal; rectal compliance; anal sensation; the role of the co-ordinator; biofeedback for constipation; physiologic testing of the urinary tract; anorectal ultrasound; algorithm for constipation; faecal incontinence; evaluation.