ArticleJournal of neurogastroenterology and motility2014
Fecal Evacuation Disorder Among Patients With Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome: A Case-control Study.
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- Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome: A Narrative Review.Middle East journal of digestive diseases · 2019Review
- Fecal evacuation disorders in anal fissure, hemorrhoids, and solitary rectal ulcer syndrome.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2019Article
- Indian consensus on chronic constipation in adults: A joint position statement of the Indian Motility and Functional Diseases Association and the Indian Society of Gastroenterology.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2018Article
- Risk Factors for Acute Hemorrhagic Rectal Ulcer Syndrome and Its Prognosis: A Density Case-Control Study.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2018Article
- Chronic constipation in Rome IV era: The Indian perspective.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2017Review
- Evaluation of argon plasma coagulation in healing of a solitary rectal ulcer in comparison with conventional therapy: a randomised controlled trial.Przeglad gastroenterologiczny · 2017Article
- Thickened internal anal sphincter has been reported to be a typical finding in solitary rectal ulcer syndrome.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2015Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsData on frequency of fecal evacuation disorder (FED) among patients with solitary rectal ulcer syndrome (SRUS), hitherto an enigmatic condition, are scanty. Moreover, most such studies had limitations due to small sample size and lack of inclusion of healthy controls (HC).
methodsForty patients with SRUS underwent symptom assessments, sigmoidoscopy, anorectal manometry, defecography, balloon ex-pulsion test (BET); endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) of anal sphincter complex was performed in a subgroup. Physiological tests (anorectal manometry and BET) were also performed in 19 HC.
resultsPatients with SRUS (26/40 male, age 37 [18-80] years) more often had FED than HC (10/19 male, age 43 [25-72] years) as shown by weight needed to expel the balloon (300 [0-700] g vs. 100 [0-400] g; P = 0.006), a trend towards abnormal BET (need of > 200 g weight for expulsion) (21/40 [53%] vs. 5/19 [26%], P = 0.058) and impaired anal relaxation (14/40 [35%] vs 2/19 [10.5%]; P = 0.048). Using Rome III criteria, most patients with SRUS reported having chronic constipation (36/40 [90%]) in spite of having normal (Bristol stool type IV, 21/40 [53%]) and diarrheal (types V, VI, VII, 6/40 [20%]) stool forms (Asian classification). SRUS patients more often (17/40 [43%]) had functional defecation disorder (Rome III criteria). Patients with SRUS with abnormal BET had thicker internal anal sphincter than those without (3.9 [3.4-7.0] mm vs 2.8 [2.0-4.0] mm; P = 0.01).
conclusionsFED was commoner among patients with SRUS as evidenced by abnormal BET and sphincter relaxation. Those with abnormal BET had thicker internal sphincter on EUS than those without.(J Neurogastroenterol Motil 2014;20:531-538).
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