PURPOSE: @entity1241 can be assessed by a wide variety of means that vary in their clinical relevance. This study assesses the correlation between two methods of recording sphincter length and @entity322 scores. METHODS: A retrospective review of results from 1999 to 2001 of 137 @entity1 with @entity1241 was undertaken on @entity1 who had both ultrasound and manometric assessment. @entity322 scores, ultrasonic sphincter length, and manometrically derived sphincter length were recorded. The data were analyzed using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient (r(s)) for nonparametric data. RESULTS: There was negative correlation between @entity322 scores and manometric sphincter length (r(s) = -0.27; P = 0.002) but not with ultrasonic length (r(s) = -0.08; P = 0.38). There was correlation between manometric and ultrasonic lengths (r(s) = 0.21; P = 0.02). In males, all three correlated but none of the values were significant (n = 12). Internal and external sphincter defects had no effect on correlation coefficients. CONCLUSION: Given that all measurements include a degree of subjectivity, manometry more closely correlates with the @entity1241 scores than ultrasound measurements. There seems to be little benefit in measuring the sphincter length with ultrasound. Manometric sphincter length measurement seems to have a role in assessing @entity1 with @entity1241 .

Comparison of ultrasound and manometric sphincter length and XXXX scores.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1241 :: ('MESH:D005242', 'Disease') :: ['Fecal incontinence', 'fecal incontinence'] @entity322 :: ('MESH:D014549', 'Disease') :: ['incontinence', 'Incontinence']
@entity322 :: (MESH:D014549,Disease) :: ['incontinence']
