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Rectal sensation

MedGen UID:
534757
•Concept ID:
C0232717
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Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Rectal sensation, function
SNOMED CT: Rectal sensation, function (28982001); Rectal sensation (28982001)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Review of the indications, methods, and clinical utility of anorectal manometry and the rectal balloon expulsion test.
Bharucha AE, Basilisco G, Malcolm A, Lee TH, Hoy MB, Scott SM, Rao SSC
Neurogastroenterol Motil 2022 Sep;34(9):e14335. Epub 2022 Feb 27 doi: 10.1111/nmo.14335. PMID: 35220645Free PMC Article
The international anorectal physiology working group (IAPWG) recommendations: Standardized testing protocol and the London classification for disorders of anorectal function.
Carrington EV, Heinrich H, Knowles CH, Fox M, Rao S, Altomare DF, Bharucha AE, Burgell R, Chey WD, Chiarioni G, Dinning P, Emmanuel A, Farouk R, Felt-Bersma RJF, Jung KW, Lembo A, Malcolm A, Mittal RK, Mion F, Myung SJ, O'Connell PR, Pehl C, Remes-Troche JM, Reveille RM, Vaizey CJ, Vitton V, Whitehead WE, Wong RK, Scott SM; All members of the International Anorectal Physiology Working Group
Neurogastroenterol Motil 2020 Jan;32(1):e13679. Epub 2019 Aug 12 doi: 10.1111/nmo.13679. PMID: 31407463Free PMC Article
Clinical utility of colonic and anorectal manometry in chronic constipation.
Rao SS, Singh S
J Clin Gastroenterol 2010 Oct;44(9):597-609. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181e88532. PMID: 20679903

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Elobixibat improves rectal sensation in patients with chronic constipation aged ≥60 years: a randomised placebo-controlled study.
Manabe N, Umeyama M, Ishizaki S, Ota T, Kuratani S, Katsumata R, Fujita M, Haruma K, Camilleri M
BMJ Open Gastroenterol 2023 Nov 22;10(1) doi: 10.1136/bmjgast-2023-001257. PMID: 37993269Free PMC Article
Anorectal dysfunction after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer.
Liedberg F, Hagberg O, Baseckas G, Brändstedt J, Kollberg P, Lind AK, Lydrup ML, Löfgren A, Stenzelius K, Sörenby A, Starck M
Scand J Urol 2022 Apr;56(2):155-161. Epub 2022 Jan 12 doi: 10.1080/21681805.2021.2025423. PMID: 35019814
Opioid-Associated Anorectal Dysfunction in Chronic Constipation.
Lodhia NA, Horton L, Thapa N, Goldin AH, Chan WW
Dig Dis Sci 2022 Aug;67(8):3904-3910. Epub 2021 Oct 26 doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-07288-5. PMID: 34699000
Ameliorating effects and mechanisms of transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation on abdominal pain and constipation.
Shi X, Hu Y, Zhang B, Li W, Chen JD, Liu F
JCI Insight 2021 Jul 22;6(14) doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.150052. PMID: 34138761Free PMC Article
Neuromodulation for functional bowel disorders.
Govaert B, van Gemert WG, Baeten CG
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(4):545-53. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2009.04.009. PMID: 19647689

Prognosis

Comparison of Anorectal Manometry, Rectal Balloon Expulsion Test, and Defecography for Diagnosing Defecatory Disorders.
Blackett JW, Gautam M, Mishra R, Oblizajek NR, Kathavarayan Ramu S, Bailey KR, Bharucha AE
Gastroenterology 2022 Dec;163(6):1582-1592.e2. Epub 2022 Aug 19 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.08.034. PMID: 35995074Free PMC Article
Relationship between desire to void and bladder capacity and rectal sensory function in patients with multiple sclerosis and anorectal disorders.
Pouyau C, Grasland M, Leroux C, Chesnel C, Turmel N, Sheikh Ismael S, Le Breton F, Amarenco G, Hentzen C
Neurourol Urodyn 2020 Apr;39(4):1129-1136. Epub 2020 Mar 12 doi: 10.1002/nau.24330. PMID: 32163639
Poststroke Constipation Is Associated With Impaired Rectal Sensation.
Cheng J, Li L, Xu F, Xu Y, Lin L, Chen JDZ
Am J Gastroenterol 2020 Jan;115(1):105-114. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000479. PMID: 31809301
Early reported rectal sensation predicts continence in anorectal anomalies.
Skerritt C, Tyraskis A, Rees C, Cockar I, Kiely E
J Pediatr Surg 2016 Mar;51(3):425-9. Epub 2015 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.09.025. PMID: 26563529
Neuromodulation for functional bowel disorders.
Govaert B, van Gemert WG, Baeten CG
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(4):545-53. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2009.04.009. PMID: 19647689

Clinical prediction guides

The impact of transcutaneous electrical acustimulation (TEA) on rectal distension-induced pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-A study to determine the optimal TEA delivery modalities and effects on rectal sensation and autonomic function.
Nojkov B, Burnett C, Watts L, Yin J, Ali K, Zhao T, Gong S, Miller C, Habrowski M, Chey WD, Chen JDZ
Neurogastroenterol Motil 2024 Jul;36(7):e14799. Epub 2024 Apr 26 doi: 10.1111/nmo.14799. PMID: 38671591
Comparison of Anorectal Manometry, Rectal Balloon Expulsion Test, and Defecography for Diagnosing Defecatory Disorders.
Blackett JW, Gautam M, Mishra R, Oblizajek NR, Kathavarayan Ramu S, Bailey KR, Bharucha AE
Gastroenterology 2022 Dec;163(6):1582-1592.e2. Epub 2022 Aug 19 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.08.034. PMID: 35995074Free PMC Article
Anorectal dysfunction after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer.
Liedberg F, Hagberg O, Baseckas G, Brändstedt J, Kollberg P, Lind AK, Lydrup ML, Löfgren A, Stenzelius K, Sörenby A, Starck M
Scand J Urol 2022 Apr;56(2):155-161. Epub 2022 Jan 12 doi: 10.1080/21681805.2021.2025423. PMID: 35019814
Ameliorating effects and mechanisms of transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation on abdominal pain and constipation.
Shi X, Hu Y, Zhang B, Li W, Chen JD, Liu F
JCI Insight 2021 Jul 22;6(14) doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.150052. PMID: 34138761Free PMC Article
Neuromodulation for functional bowel disorders.
Govaert B, van Gemert WG, Baeten CG
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(4):545-53. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2009.04.009. PMID: 19647689

Recent systematic reviews

Utility of postoperative anorectal manometry in children with anorectal malformation: a systematic review.
Rajasegaran S, Tan WS, Ezrien DE, Sanmugam A, Singaravel S, Nah SA
Pediatr Surg Int 2022 Aug;38(8):1089-1097. Epub 2022 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s00383-022-05152-9. PMID: 35727358

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