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Adult Hirschsprung's disease (4 patients) was recognized by the absence of anal canal inhibition on rectal distension (normal mean inhibition 21\u00b79 \u00b1 2\u00b73 mmHg).<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Seven patients with non-Hirschsprung's megacolon (idiopathic) had an elevated anal canal pressure (mean 90\u00b74 \u00b1 7\u00b70 mmHg). These patients were treated with repeated anal dilatation. Eight further patients had normal anal canal pressures (mean 33\u00b72 \u00b1 11\u00b77 mmHg) and were treated with enemas and regular suppositories. Little overall clinical improvement resulted in this group and 1 patient underwent subtotal colectomy.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Measurements of anorectal motility have been found to assist in the management of adult megacolon.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/bjs.1800671020","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2007,3,2]],"date-time":"2007-03-02T18:47:06Z","timestamp":1172861226000},"page":"754-756","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["An assessment of anorectal motility in the management of adult megacolon"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"67","author":[{"given":"I","family":"Taylor","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Surgery and Bioengineering , Liverpool"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"P","family":"Hammond","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Surgery and Bioengineering , Liverpool"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"C","family":"Darby","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Surgery and Bioengineering , Liverpool"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[1980,10,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"2024092716195792400_bib1","first-page":"1035","article-title":"Discussion on megacolon and megarectum with the emphasis on conditions other than Hirschsprung's disease","volume":"54","author":"Todd","year":"1961","journal-title":"Proc. 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