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Normal female anal sphincter: difficulties in interpretation explained (2002)
Journal Article
Bollard, R. C., Gardiner, A., Lindow, S., Phillips, K., & Duthie, G. S. (2002). Normal female anal sphincter: difficulties in interpretation explained. Diseases of the colon & rectum, 45(2), 171-175. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-004-6139-7

PURPOSE: Our aims were to quantify the nature, characteristics, and frequency of variations in female anal sphincter anatomy. METHODS: Nulliparous patients from the antenatal clinic and healthy volunteers of both genders were studied. Sphincter lengt... Read More about Normal female anal sphincter: difficulties in interpretation explained.

Outpatient hand held manometry: comparison of techniques (2001)
Journal Article
Bollard, R. C., Gardiner, A., & Duthie, G. S. (2001). Outpatient hand held manometry: comparison of techniques. Colorectal Disease, 3(1), 13-16. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1463-1318.2001.00219.x

Objective. Anorectal manometry is an established important investigation in a number of disorders. The specialist ano-rectal laboratory is not always available, and a hand held manometer may be a useful tool in the outpatient setting to avoid an unne... Read More about Outpatient hand held manometry: comparison of techniques.

Endoanal ultrasound - a different approach (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gardiner, A., & Duthie, G. (2000). Endoanal ultrasound - a different approach. Gut : journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology, 46(11), A84 - A84

Obstetric anal sphincter injury - Prospective evaluation of incidence (1999)
Journal Article
Varma, A., Gunn, J., Gardiner, A., Lindow, S. W., & Duthie, G. S. (1999). Obstetric anal sphincter injury - Prospective evaluation of incidence. Diseases of the colon & rectum, 42(12), 1537-1542. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02236202

PURPOSE An obstetrically damaged anal sphincter is the principal cause of the development of fecal incontinence in otherwise healthy females. Reports suggest that such damage complicates as many as 35 percent of primiparous vaginal deliveries, with 1... Read More about Obstetric anal sphincter injury - Prospective evaluation of incidence.