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Disruption has been linked to postoperative ileus (POI), low anterior resection syndrome (LARS), fecal incontinence (FI), and acute colonic pseudo\u2010obstruction (ACPO). We synthesized manometric evidence to clarify the RSB's clinical relevance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A systematic search of Ovid MEDLINE and Embase (March 2025) for studies assessing distal colonic motility in adults with surgical or functional colorectal conditions. Thirty\u2010four studies met the inclusion criteria, including nine using high\u2010resolution manometry. Data were qualitatively synthesized by condition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Key Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Altered RSB activity was a consistent finding. In POI (7 studies; 2 HRM), the HRM studies showed immediate postoperative hyperactive distal cyclic activity (~2\u20134\u2009cycles\/min) correlating with delayed return of bowel function, contradicting older low\u2010resolution reports of quiescence. In LARS (4 studies; 3 HRM), post\u2010prandial cyclic patterns and propagating sequences were blunted after rectosigmoid resection. In FI (5 studies; 2 HRM), the brake was suppressed; sacral nerve stimulation increased distal retrograde contractions with parallel symptom gains. In ACPO (1 HRM case study), recordings showed disordered, non\u2010propagating hyperactive activity consistent with distal functional obstruction rather than hypoactivity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Across POI, LARS, FI, and ACPO, the RSB appears to be a unifying physiological mechanism and a promising physiological biomarker with diagnostic and therapeutic potential. Priorities include standardizing manometric definitions, establishing normative reference metrics, and advancing non\u2010invasive assessment (e.g., body\u2010surface colonic mapping) to enable RSB\u2010guided care and translation to practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/nmo.70288","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,20]],"date-time":"2026-03-20T04:14:32Z","timestamp":1773980072000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Clinical Relevance of the Rectosigmoid Brake in Surgical Disorders and Therapies: A Systematic Review of Colonic Manometry Studies"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"38","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4075-9807","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"James A.","family":"Penfold","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences The University of Auckland  Auckland New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9221-6674","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cameron I.","family":"Wells","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences The University of Auckland  Auckland New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6530-2454","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ian P.","family":"Bissett","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences The University of Auckland  Auckland New Zealand"},{"name":"Department of Surgery Auckland District Health Board  Auckland New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gregory","family":"O'Grady","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences The University of Auckland  Auckland New Zealand"},{"name":"Department of Surgery Auckland District Health Board  Auckland New Zealand"},{"name":"Auckland Bioengineering Institute The University of Auckland  Auckland New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/nmo.12408"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/codi.15465"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/bjs.10074"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/bjs.10808"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5056\/jnm18030"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/BF02562612"},{"issue":"5","key":"e_1_2_11_8_1","first-page":"890","article-title":"Periodic Rectal Motor Activity: The Intrinsic Colonic Gatekeeper?","volume":"91","author":"Rao S. 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