Researchers analyzed retrospective data from high-resolution anorectal manometry and patient-completed bowel habit and symptom diaries to evaluate the usefulness of the diary as a screening tool for disordered rectoanal coordination (DRC). They found that patients with a dyssynergic pattern (DP) during manometry had a higher prevalence of incomplete evacuation with loose or normal stool compared to those without DP. The diary showed potential in stratifying constipated patients for further investigation of suspected DRC.
Journal Article by Ingemansson A, Walter SA, Jones MP and Sjödahl J in J Clin Gastroenterol
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