Farouk R, Duthie G S, Pryde A, McGregor A B, Bartolo D C
Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.
Br J Surg. 1993 Feb;80(2):259-61. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800800250.
Forty-eight patients of median age 57 years with neurogenic faecal incontinence and 44 normal subjects of median age 51 years underwent fine-wire anal sphincter electromyography and anal manometry. The median (interquartile range (i.q.r.)) internal anal sphincter (IAS) electromyogram frequency was 0.26 (0.21-0.32) Hz for patients with faecal incontinence and 0.44 (0.31-0.55) Hz for controls (P < 0.01). The median (i.q.r.) ambulatory resting pressure was 48 (34-68) cmH2O for patients and 86 (72-102) cmH2O for controls (P < 0.01) and median (i.q.r.) frequency of transient IAS relaxations 9 (7-12) and 4 (3-7) per h respectively (P < 0.05). Mid-anal pressure fell to a greater extent in patients with incontinence during these episodes of transient IAS relaxation. Rectal pressure during such relaxation did not exceed mid-anal canal pressure in controls; for the patient group, rectal pressure increased during relaxation and exceeded mid-anal canal pressure in 36 cases. Frequent abnormal episodes of IAS relaxation may cause occult faecal leakage in patients with neurogenic faecal incontinence.
48名中位年龄为57岁的神经源性大便失禁患者和44名中位年龄为51岁的正常受试者接受了细针肛门括约肌肌电图检查和肛门测压。大便失禁患者的肛门内括约肌(IAS)肌电图频率中位数(四分位间距(i.q.r.))为0.26(0.21 - 0.32)Hz,对照组为0.44(0.31 - 0.55)Hz(P < 0.01)。患者的动态静息压力中位数(i.q.r.)为48(34 - 68)cmH₂O,对照组为86(72 - 102)cmH₂O(P < 0.01),IAS短暂松弛的频率中位数(i.q.r.)分别为每小时9(7 - 12)次和4(3 - 7)次(P < 0.05)。在这些IAS短暂松弛发作期间,失禁患者的肛管中部压力下降幅度更大。对照组在这种松弛过程中直肠压力不超过肛管中部压力;对于患者组,松弛过程中直肠压力升高,36例患者超过肛管中部压力。IAS频繁异常松弛发作可能导致神经源性大便失禁患者隐匿性粪便泄漏。