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Colonic irrigation for defecation disorders after dynamic graciloplasty [PDF]

, 2008
AB - BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Dynamic graciloplasty (DGP) improves anal continence and quality of life for most patients. However, in some patients, DGP fails and fecal incontinence is unsolved or only partially improved.
Koch, S.M., Uludag, Ö, El Naggar, K., van Gemert, W.G., Baeten, C.G.   +4 more
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Anal sphincter dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: an observation manometric study

Open Medicine, 2016
Constipation, obstructed defecation, and fecal incontinence are frequent complaints in multiple sclerosis. The literature on the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these disorders is scant.
Marola Silvia, Ferrarese Alessia, Gibin Enrico, Capobianco Marco, Bertolotto Antonio, Enrico Stefano, Solej Mario, Martino Valter, Destefano Ines, Nano Mario   +9 more
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Surgery for constipation : systematic review and practice recommendations : Results II: Hitching procedures for the rectum (rectal suspension) [PDF]

, 2017
Aim To assess the outcomes of rectal suspension procedures (forms of rectopexy) in adults with chronic constipation. Method Standardised methods and reporting of benefits and harms were used for all CapaCiTY reviews that closely adhered to PRISMA ...
Brown, S. R., Grossi, U., HASH(0x5574f3ae4c60), HASH(0x5574f4230010), Knowles, C. H., Lacy-Colson, J., Mason, James   +6 more
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Underactive bladder - an underestimated entity [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction. The concept of underactive bladder is relatively new. Currently there is no generally accepted definition of this pathology. Diagnosis depends on urodynamic findings, and symptoms are usually rare and intricated with the symptoms of other ...
Bratu, Ovidiu Gabriel, Bungau, Simona, Dan, Spinu Arsenie, Gherghiceanu, Florentina, Ionita-Radu, Florentina, Marcu, Dragos Radu, Mischianu, Dan, Stanciu, Adina Elena, Stanescu, Ana Maria Alexandra   +8 more
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Symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction are poorly correlated with findings on clinical examination and dynamic MR imaging of the pelvic floor [PDF]

, 2009
Contains fulltext : 81433.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The aim of the study was to determine whether patients' symptoms agree with findings on clinical examination and dynamic MR imaging of the ...
Suzan R. Broekhuis, Jurgen J. Fütterer, Jan C. M. Hendriks, Jelle O. Barentsz, Mark E. Vierhout, Kirsten B. Kluivers   +5 more
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Role of three-dimensional ultrasound in females with obstructed defecation (in comparison with defecography)

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2019
Background Growing attention of pelvic floor disorders has led to development of new imaging techniques, with increasing importance of ultrasonography.
Mahmoud Abdel Latif, Magda Shady, Nahla M. Elawadly, Waleed M. Thabet   +3 more
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Novel Bionics Assessment of Anorectal Mechanosensory Physiology

Bioengineering, 2020
Biomechatronics (bionics) is an applied science that creates interdisciplinary bonds between biology and engineering. The lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract is difficult to study but has gained interest in recent decades from a bionics point of view ...
Hans Gregersen
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Retraction Note: Evaluation of obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS) using magnetic resonance defecography (MRD)

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2020
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Arshed Hussain Parry, Abdul Haseeb Wani
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Colonic content: effect of diet, meals, and defecation [PDF]

, 2017
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Bendezú, Á., Mego, M., Monclús, E., Merino, X., Accarino, A., Malagelada, J., Navazo, I., Azpiroz, F. Colonic content: effect of diet, meals, and defecation. "Neurogastroenterology and motility",
Accarino Garaventa, Anna María, Azpiroz Vidaur, Fernando, Bendezú García, Álvaro, Malagelada Benapres, Juan Ramon, Mego, Marianela, Merino, Xavi, Monclús Lahoya, Eva, Navazo Álvaro, Isabel   +7 more
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Psoas Muscle Volume as a Predictor of Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery for Strangulated Small Bowel Obstruction: A Retrospective Single‐Center Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study identified low preoperative psoas muscle volume, measured by computed tomography, as an independent predictor of postoperative complications in patients undergoing emergency surgery for strangulated small bowel obstruction. Low psoas muscle volume, particularly in older adults, was associated with cardiopulmonary and systemic ...
Takuya Shiraishi, Chika Katayama, Yuta Shibasaki, Chika Komine, Takuhisa Okada, Akihiko Sano, Makoto Sakai, Hiroomi Ogawa, Ken Shirabe, Hiroshi Saeki   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source