Research Article
Anorectal Motility and Sensation Abnormalities and Its Correlation with Anorectal Symptoms in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Preliminary Study
Table 3
Frequency (days/week) of anorectal symptoms self-reported by the SSc patients. BM: bowel movement.
| | Hard stools | Incomplete BM | PR bleeding | Rectal fullness after BM | Stool incontinence | Total anorectal symptom score |
| Patient 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Patient 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Patient 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Patient 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Patient 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Patient 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Patient 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | Patient 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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