Study No. 3: Reflex contraction of the levator plate increases intra-anal pressure, validating its role in continence
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VOLUME: 27 ISSUE: 3
P: 99 - 99
September 2008

Study No. 3: Reflex contraction of the levator plate increases intra-anal pressure, validating its role in continence

Pelviperineology 2008;27(3):99-99
1. Royal Perth Hospital, University of Western Australia
2. Dept of Neurology, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
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ABSTRACT

Activation of the “vagino-levator reflex” by digital stretching of the vagina, increased intra-anal pressure less in patients with fecal incontinence than those without. This experiment demonstrates that the levator plate has a key role in the fecal continence mechanism.

Keywords:
Levator plate; Fecal incontinence; Intraanal pressure; Integral theory