[Anorectal manometry in childhood (author's transl)].

Anorectal manometric studies with open-ended and water-filled tubes are useful in the diagnostic of many anorectal diseases. The electro-manometric investigation is together with X-ray and histologic examinations an important method in the diagnosis of Morbus Hirschsprung, especially in cases with short segment. Moreover a manometric differentiation of other forms of constipation is possible.