ArticleGastroenterology research and practice2016
MR Imaging in Diagnosis of Pelvic Floor Descent: Supine versus Sitting Position.
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- The Italian Unitary Society of Colon-Proctology (SIUCP: Società Italiana Unitaria di Colonproctologia) guidelines for the management of obstructed and ineffective defecation syndrome.Annals of coloproctology · 2026Guideline
- The Italian Unitary Society of Colon-Proctology (Società Italiana Unitaria di Colonproctologia) guidelines for the management of acute and chronic hemorrhoidal disease.Annals of coloproctology · 2024Guideline
- Tailoring surgery for obstructed defecation and its evolution into ineffective defecation: a new staging of the syndrome and a site-specific decision algorithm.Annals of coloproctology · 2026Article
- Transverse perineal support improves long-term outcomes in patients undergoing stapled transanal rectal resection for obstructed defecation syndrome: a multicenter observational case-control study.Annals of coloproctology · 2025Article
- Radiological Assessment After Pancreaticoduodenectomy for a Precision Approach to Managing Complications: A Narrative Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Evaluation of Perineal Descent Measurements on Pelvic Floor Imaging.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Current diagnostic tools and treatment modalities for rectal prolapse.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Review
- Rectal Evacuation Disorders in Patients Presenting With Chronic Functional Diarrhea.Gastro hep advances · 2022Review
- Standing open magnetic resonance imaging improves detection and staging of pelvic organ prolapse.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2022Article
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- Clinical applications of pelvic floor imaging: opinion statement endorsed by the society of abdominal radiology (SAR), American Urological Association (AUA), and American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS).Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2021Article
- Pelvic floor morphology in the standing position using upright computed tomography: age and sex differences.International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
- Pelvic floor dysfunctions: how to image patients?Japanese journal of radiology · 2020Review
- Underestimation of pelvic organ prolapse in the supine straining position, based on magnetic resonance imaging findings.International urogynecology journal · 2019Article
- Dynamic MRI of the pelvic floor: comparison of performance in supine vs left lateral body position.The British journal of radiology · 2018Article
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Abstract
Introduction. Functional disorders of the pelvic floor represent have a significant impact on the quality of life. The advent of open-configuration systems allowed for the evaluation of defecation with MR imaging in sitting position. The purpose of the present study is to compare the results of static and dynamic pelvic MR performed in supine position versus sitting position, using a new MR prototype machine, in the diagnosis of pelvic floor descent. Materials and Methods. Thirty-one patients with pelvic floor disorders were enrolled, and underwent MR Defecography in supine position with 1.5 T closed magnet (MAGNETOM Symphony, Siemens, Germany) and in sitting position with a 0.25-Tesla open magnet system (G-Scan ESAOTE, Italy). Results. In rest and squeezing phases, positions of bladder, vagina, and ARJ were significantly different when the patient was imaged in supine versus sitting position. In the defecation phase, a significant difference for the bladder and vagina position was detected between the two exams whereas a significant difference for the ARJ was not found. A statistically significant difference exists when the pelvic floor descent is evaluated in sitting versus supine position. Conclusion. Our results show that MR Defecography in sitting position may represent a useful tool to correctly diagnose and grade the pelvic organ descent.
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