Anorectal dysfunction in patients with lumbosacral spinal cord injury / 中华创伤杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study anorectal functional status in patients with lumbosacral spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods A total of 115 patients with lumbosacral SCI (SCI group) and 22 controls (control group) were studied by anorectal manometry. Results The maximal anal resting pressure was (56.7?31.1) mm Hg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) in SCI group and (87.2?29.2) mm Hg in control group, with significant statistical difference (P