| Literature DB >> 1402315 |
B Lestar1, F Penninckx, H Rigauts, R Kerremans.
Abstract
We determined the maximum closing capability of the internal anal sphincter muscle ring in vitro and in vivo. The internal sphincter, 4 to 6 mm thick, cannot close the anal canal hermetically, not even during maximal contraction. The blood-filled anal cushions have to fill up an intrasphincteric gap of at least 7 to 8 mm in diameter.Mesh:
Year: 1992 PMID: 1402315 DOI: 10.1007/bf00360358
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Colorectal Dis ISSN: 0179-1958 Impact factor: 2.571