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Research Article

Anorectal Motility and Sensation Abnormalities and Its Correlation with Anorectal Symptoms in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Preliminary Study

Table 5

Anorectal motility/sensation abnormality scoring system. +: Yes; −: No.
Abnormal PressuresAbnormal sensations
Abnormal complianceAbsence of RAIR up to 30 mLRestingSqueezeFirst sensation thresholdUrge to defecateMaximum tolerable volumeAnorectal motility/sensation abnormality scores
Patient 1+−+−−++4
Patient 2−−++−−−2
Patient 3+++−−++5
Patient 4++−−+−−3
Patient 5−−−+++−3
Patient 6+++++++7
Patient 7+−++−++5
Patient 8++−−+−−3
Sum6454454
Percentage75%50%62.5%50%50%62.5%50%