Rectal Manometric Findings and Associated Clinical Changes in Myelopathy from Extradural Spine Pathology.

Objective: Studies of rectal manometric findings in patients with extradural spine diseases are lacking. The objective of this study was to determine the changes in anorectal physiology caused by myelopathy from extradural spine diseases and to correlate these with other clinical features of myelopathy and improvement after surgery.

Methods: Twenty-eight patients with myelopathy caused by extradural spine diseases were prospectively enrolled and underwent clinical evaluation.