Computerized videodefecography versus defecography: do we need radiographs?

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Defecography has been recognized as a valuable method for evaluating patients with evacuation disorders. It consists of the use of static radiography and fluoroscopy to record different situations within anorectal dynamics. Conventionally, rectal parameters are measured using...

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Main Authors: Carlos Walter Sobrado, Carlos Eduardo Fonseca Pires, Sergio Eduardo Alonso Araújo, Edson Amaro, Angelita Habr-Gama, Desidério Roberto Kiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802005000300003&lng=en&tlng=en