Increased Anal Sphincter Tone
August 5th, 2019
Overview
Feel For
- Increased tone of the anal sphincter, with difficulty passing a finger through the anal canal.
Causes of Increased Anal Tone
- Stress / anxiety (external sphincter) - mostly related to examination
- Spasm (internal sphincter) - fissure in ano, haemorrhoids, proctalgia fugax
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