Anorectal manometry

Anorectal manometry
Diagnostics
OPS-301 code	1-315

Anorectal manometry is a technique used to measure contractility in the anus and rectum.^[1] This technique uses a balloon in the rectum to distend the rectum and a pressure sensor at the internal anal sphincter to measure the presence or absence of the rectosphincteric reflex.

It may be used to assist in the diagnosis of Hirschprung disease^[2] in which there is an absence of the rectosphincteric reflex that should relax the internal anal sphincter upon distension of the rectum.

References

1. Brookes D. Cash (15 September 2008). Curbside Consultation of the Colon: 49 Clinical Questions. SLACK Incorporated. pp. 67–. ISBN 978-1-55642-831-9. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
2. Eli Ehrenpreis (October 2003). Anal and rectal diseases explained. Remedica. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-1-901346-67-1. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

See also

• Anismus
• manometry