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Colonic Manometry

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Much information is available on the pathophysiology of anal and anorectal structures, but much less is known regarding the motility pattern and physiology of the colon, and even less of colonic motility in the pediatric patient. In this chapter we discuss the normal physiology of the colon, the process of defecation, colonic manometry in children, including normal and abnormal motility patterns. We discuss the motility abnormalities present in patients afflicted by defecatory disorders as well as effect of medication on motility patterns.

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  1. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, 02111, USA

    Brian P. Regan D.O. & Alejandro Flores M.D.

  2. Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    Carlo Di Lorenzo M.D.

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  1. Sainte-Justine Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1C5, Québec, Canada

    Christophe Faure

  2. Nationwide Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 43205, Ohio, USA

    Carlo Di Lorenzo

  3. Gastroenterology and Neural Development, University College London, Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom

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Regan, B.P., Flores, A., Di Lorenzo, C. (2013). Colonic Manometry. In: Faure, C., Di Lorenzo, C., Thapar, N. (eds) Pediatric Neurogastroenterology. Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-709-9_10

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