Wakeman R, Allen-Mersh T G
Department of Surgery, St. Stephen's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Dis Colon Rectum. 1989 Nov;32(11):980-1. doi: 10.1007/BF02552277.
A case of poliomyelitis-induced paralysis of the puborectalis and external anal sphincter is described. This demonstrates the effect of an exclusively motor deficit of striated muscles controlling fecal continence. The patient has remained continent of feces for 37 years.