Medical Case Studies

Comparison of Straining During Defecation in Three Positions: Results and Implications for Human Health

Dov Sikirov, MD

Digestive Diseases and Sciences, Vol. 48, No. 7 (July 2003), pp. 1201–1205 (C ° 2003)

Impact Of Ethnic Habits On Defecographic Measurements

Saeed Rad, MD

Arch Iranian Med 2002; 5 (2): 115-117

Department of Radiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Influence of Body Position on Defecation in Humans

Ryuji SAKAKIBARA,1* Kuniko TSUNOYAMA,2 Hiroyasu HOSOI,3 Osamu TAKAHASHI,4
Megumi SUGIYAMA,4 Masahiko KISHI,1 Emina OGAWA,1 Hitoshi TERADA,5
Tomoyuki UCHIYAMA,6 and Tomonori YAMANISHI7

LUTS (2010) 2, 16–21

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Neurology, Sakura Medical Center, Toho University, Sakura, Japan, 2 Department of Urology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, 3 Aishin Seiki Inc., Tokyo, Japan, 4 Clinical Physiology Unit, Sakura Medical Center, Toho University, Sakura, Japan, 5 Department of Radiology, Sakura Medical Center, Toho University, Sakura, Japan, 6 Department of Neurology, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, and 7 Department of Urology, Dokkyo Medical College, Tochigi, Japan