Comparison of pressure measurements in the lower urinary and lower fecal pathways.
The bladder and rectal ampullae have similar but not identical innervation from the spinal cord S2 to S4. A comparison of the functional behavior of the bladder and rectal ampullae was done with a cystometrogram and an ampullometrogram. The behavior of the urethral and anal sphincters was compared with electromyography and pressure profiles. In 20 patients there was a close relationship between the functional behavior of the lower urinary and lower fecal pathways.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000502:physiology; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D012007:Rectum / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology*; D013127:Spinal Nerves; D014521:Urethra / Q000502:physiology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology*