[Functional state of the recto-anal segment in normal conditions and in various diseases in children].

The functional state of the anorectal segment was studied in normality and in chronic constipation and incontinence of feces of different genesis. Continuous profilometry of rectal pressure, registration of motility of the rectum and sphincters, EMG and reflexometry were performed. A complex assessment of the findings helps to reveal the pathogenetic essence of the disease, to make differential diagnosis between organic and functional disorders, to find the rational tactics of treatment.