FUNCTIONAL AND ANATOMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ANORECTUM OF FEMALE SCLERODERMA PATIENTS AT A CENTER FOR PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS

FUNCTIONAL AND ANATOMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ANORECTUM OF FEMALE SCLERODERMA PATIENTS AT A CENTER FOR PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Scleroderma or progressive systemic sclerosis is characterized by a chronic inflammatory process with proliferation of fibrous connective tissue and excessive deposition of collagen and extracellular matrix in the skin, smooth muscle, and viscera. The smooth muscle most involv...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Ambar PINTO, Isaac José Felippe CORRÊA NETO, Sérgio Carlos NAHAS, Leonardo Alfonso BUSTAMANTE LOPES, Carlos Walter SOBRADO JÚNIOR, Ivan CECCONELLO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2018-10-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Systemic scleroderma
Fecal incontinence
Manometry
Ultrasonography
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