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Internal anal sphincter

Known as: M. sphincter ani internus, Musculus sphincter ani internus, Circular muscle layer of anal canal 
A ring of smooth muscle surrounding the anus on the inside of the external anal sphincter.
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2013
2013
Passive postdefaecatory incontinence is poorly understood and yet is an important clinical problem. The aim of this study was to… 
2013
2013
Study design, materials and methods 77 patients who had undergone concurrent 3D endovaginal ultrasound (EVUS) and 3D endoanal… 
2003
2003
PURPOSE Glyceryl trinitrate ointment acts as a dilator of the internal anal sphincter. It has been used as a treatment modality… 
1995
1995
PURPOSE: This study was designed to find other methods to induce rectoanal inhibitory reflex. METHODS: Twenty healthy children… 
1984
1984
Dogs were decerebrated under short-acting anesthesia and the intraluminal pressure within anal canal was continuously recorded… 
1973
1973
Effects of distention of the caudal end of the distal colon on the internal anal sphincter were studied with the balloon-water… 
1969
1969
The smooth muscle from the human internal anal sphincter has been investigated pharmacologically in vitro. The upper and lower… 
Review
1959
Review
1959
Summary and ConclusionsFourteen hundred consecutive cases of local anesthesia in anorectal surgery were reviewed. There was one…