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Transit time was prolonged in the slow transit and mixed groups compared with the outlet group (p &lt; 0.001). Prominent impression of the puborectalis muscle during straining and the size of a rectocoele correlated with rectal emptying (p &lt; 0.01). Perineal descent, anorectal angles, enterocoele, or intussusception were not significantly related to emptying. Prominent impression of the puborectalis muscle (p &lt; 0.05) and impaired rectal emptying (p &lt; 0.05) were more frequent in patients with prolonged transit time (six or more days). There was no significant correlation between transit time and rectal evacuation in the total study population. There was, however, an inverse relation between these variables (r = 0.40, p &lt; 0.02) when all patients who claimed infrequent defecation (two or fewer\/week) were analysed separately. These results did not confirm a direct relation between rectal evacuation and colonic transit time in constipated patients overall. 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