Prospective Multicenter Trial Comparing Echodefecography With Defecography in the Assessment of Anorectal Dysfunction in Patients With Obstructed Defecation

Abstract

Echodefecography may be used to assess patients with obstructed defecation, as it is able to detect the same anorectal dysfunctions found by defecography. It is minimally invasive and well tolerated, avoids exposure to radiation, and clearly demonstrates all the anatomic structures involved in defecation.