Non-neoplastic stenoses of the rectum.

Rectal stenoses, often accompanied by a simple, non-specific symptomatology, have multiple and varied causes. The clinical picture is far from specific and can go from absolute latency to the full picture of a distinct colic occlusion. The clinical examination mainly relies on the data from the proctologic examination and, in particular, the rectal touch that enables detection of the lesion.

[Colonic myoelectric activity during fasting and postprandial periods in healthy subjects and colonopathic patients].

The purpose of this prospective study was to assess colonic myoelectric activity during fasting and after a test meal in patients with the Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and in control subjects. Colonic electromyographic activity was recorded using an intraluminal probe in 14 patients and in 8 controls. Only rapid electrical activity [i.