When we sense that a bowel movement will be necessary, the body has the ability to defer that action until an appropriate time. A new research study examines this issue and the findings could have ...

A manometric technic is described for the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease without the necessity of deep-muscle rectal biopsy. Separate pressure recordings were obtained from the internal and ...

Whilst in the storage phase, detrusor pressure does not rise. This is because the bladder fills as a result of inhibition of parasympathetic innervation of the detrusor, and pressure within the ...

A new molecular pathway has been identified that is critical for maintaining the smooth muscle tone that allows the passage of materials through the digestive system. Researchers at UMass Medical ...

Neurogenic bladder is a nerve-related disorder which affects the function of the urinary bladder and urethral sphincters. It causes severe inconvenience to the patient and affects the quality of life.

DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering have demonstrated for the first time that stimulating a specific nerve in the pelvis triggers the process that ...

(February 25, 2004) – BETHESDA, MD – When we want to go, why can we "wait"? In other words, when we sense that a bowel movement will be necessary, the body has the ability to defer that action until ...