Abstract
Compliance is a widely measured parameter of rectal function. Its value is determined clinically by recording pressure changes associated with volume infusion into a rectal balloon. This paper examines the inherent assumptions of the rectal balloon technique and discusses several of its shortcomings. A stricter definition of rectal compliance is needed, and in vivo compliance should be correlated with the directly measured mechanical properties of the rectal wall.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 37-40 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | International Journal of Colorectal Disease |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |