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Whilst the bulk of published work on disordered defaecation has concentrated on the motor function of the anal sphincter [1,2], ano-rectal sensation may also play a crucial role in the preservation of continence, but there are surprisingly few published data on the subject.
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Mortensen, N.J.M., Roe, A.M. (1987). Ano-rectal sensation. In: Gooszen, H.G., Ten Cate Hoedemaker, H.O., Weterman, I.T., Keighley, M.R.B. (eds) Disordered Defaecation. Developments In Surgery, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3335-4_4
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