ReviewTechniques in coloproctology2014
Translabial ultrasound in the assessment of pelvic floor and anorectal function in women with defecatory disorders.
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- Imaging modalities for the detection of posterior pelvic floor disorders in women with obstructed defaecation syndrome.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Transperineal combined two- and three-dimensional ultrasound evaluation of the effects of different delivery methods on levator ani muscles and pelvic organ prolapse.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Functional Assessment of Anal Sphincter with Transperineal Ultrasound and Its Relationship to Anal Continence.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A novel perspective on constipation secondary to sigmoidocele: a retrospective study.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2024Article
- Persistent levator co-activation is not associated with symptoms or bother of obstructed defecation.International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
- Long-term subjective, clinical and sonographic outcomes after native-tissue and mesh-augmented posterior colporrhaphy.International urogynecology journal · 2019Article
- Digital rectal examination in the evaluation of rectovaginal septal defects.International urogynecology journal · 2017Observational
- Ultrasound imaging in urogynecology - state of the art 2016.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2016Article
- How large does a rectocele have to be to cause symptoms? A 3D/4D ultrasound study.International urogynecology journal · 2015Article
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Abstract
This article shows how modern ultrasound imaging can contribute to the investigation of patients with posterior vaginal wall prolapse, obstructed defecation, fecal incontinence and rectal intussusception/prolapse, conditions that should be similarly relevant and of interest to colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists and gynecologists. Translabial/perineal ultrasound, a simple, universally available technique, may serve as a first-line diagnostic tool in women with posterior compartment prolapse and/or symptoms of obstructed defecation, largely replacing defecation proctography and magnetic resonance proctography. This has advantages for healthcare systems, since sonographic imaging is less expensive, non-invasive, less time-consuming and does not involve radiation exposure. However, there is a substantial need for teaching that remains unmet to date. This article illustrates in details the technique of translabial ultrasonography adopted by our unit and reviews the literature supporting this method of assessing pelvic floor and anorectal function in women with defecatory disorders.
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