ANORECTAL MANOMETRY AND ITS ACTUAL PLACE WITHIN PHYSIOLOGY EXAMINATION IN DISORDERS OF ANUS AND RECTUM SPHINCTER APPARATUS MANOMETRIA ANOREKTALNA - AKTUALNE MIEJSCE W DIAGNOSTYCE ZABURZEŃ APARATU ZWIERACZOWEGO ODBYTU I ODBYTNICY

Disorders of anus and rectum sphincter apparatus constitute a complex medical problem. Anorectal manometry is considered to be one of the basic diagnostic methods for anus and rectum function disorders, which measures the following parameters: anal canal resting pressure, anal canal squeeze pressure, anal canal length, cough reflex, recto- anal inhibitory reflex, rectal sensitivity, rectal compliance, balloon expulsion test, recto-anal pressure changes during expulsion test.