ArticleEuropean radiology2008
Pelvic floor muscle lesions at endoanal MR imaging in female patients with faecal incontinence.
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- Clinical symptoms related to anal sphincter defects and atrophy on external phased-array MR imaging.International urogynecology journal · 2015Article
- Relationship Among Anal Sphincter Injury, Patulous Anal Canal, and Anal Pressures in Patients With Anorectal Disorders.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2015Article
- 3D pelvic floor ultrasound findings and severity of anal incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2014Article
- A pictorial overview of pubovisceral muscle avulsions on pelvic floor magnetic resonance imaging.Insights into imaging · 2013Article
- Semi-automated vectorial analysis of anorectal motion by magnetic resonance defecography in healthy subjects and fecal incontinence.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2012Article
- Obstetric trauma, pelvic floor injury and fecal incontinence: a population-based case-control study.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2012Article
- Prevalence of major levator abnormalities in symptomatic patients with an underactive pelvic floor contraction.International urogynecology journal · 2010Article
- Fecal incontinence in older women: are levator ani defects a factor?American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2010Article
- Correlation between levator ani muscle injuries on magnetic resonance imaging and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and urinary incontinence in primiparous women.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2010Article
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Abstract
To evaluate the frequency and spectrum of lesions of different pelvic floor muscles at endoanal MRI in women with severe faecal incontinence and to study their relation with incontinence severity and manometric findings. In 105 women MRI examinations were evaluated for internal anal sphincter (IAS), external anal sphincter (EAS), puborectal muscle (PM) and levator ani (LA) lesions. The relative contribution of lesions to differences in incontinence severity and manometric findings was studied. IAS (n = 59) and EAS (n = 61) defects were more common than PM (n = 23) and LA (n = 26) defects. PM and LA defects presented mainly with IAS and/or EAS defects (isolated n = 2 and n = 3). EAS atrophy (n = 73) was more common than IAS (n = 19), PM (n = 16) and LA (n = 9) atrophy and presented mainly isolated. PM and LA atrophy presented primarily with EAS atrophy (isolated n = 3 and n = 1). Patients with IAS and EAS lesions had a lower resting and squeeze pressure, respectively; no other associations were found. PM and LA lesions are relatively common in patients with severe faecal incontinence, but the majority of lesions are found in women who also have IAS and/or EAS lesions. Only an association between anal sphincter lesions and manometry was observed.
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