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Endoanal Ultrasound

A diagnostic test for visualizing anatomic sphincter defects

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Jan 14, 2026

What do manometry and endoanal ultrasound measures predict about future fecal incontinence risk?

Manometry measures sphincter function and correlates with fecal incontinence severity in many cohorts, but its ability to predict long‑term clinical outcomes or which patients will benefit from specif...

Jan 10, 2026

What diagnostic tests differentiate pelvic floor hypertonicity from sphincter muscle damage?

Distinguishing pelvic floor hypertonicity (increased resting contraction of pelvic floor muscles) from true anal or urethral sphincter structural damage (tear or denervation) depends on combining hist...