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Surgery for constipation : systematic review and practice recommendations : Results II: Hitching procedures for the rectum (rectal suspension) [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Obstructive Defecation in Middle-aged Women [PDF]

open access: yesDigestive Diseases and Sciences, 2008
Obstructive defecation, a significant contributor to constipation, is frequently reported in middle-aged women, yet few population-based studies have established prevalence in this group. We analyzed data from the Reproductive Risks for Incontinence Study at Kaiser, a population-based cohort of racially diverse women, 40-69 years old, to describe the ...
David H. Thom   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Surgical Interventions and the Use of Device-Aided Therapy for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence and Defecatory Disorders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The purpose of this clinical practice update expert review is to describe the key principles in the use of surgical interventions and device-aided therapy for managing fecal incontinence (FI) and defecatory disorders.
Bharucha, Adil E.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Anal sphincter dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: an observation manometric study

open access: yesOpen 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novel Bionics Assessment of Anorectal Mechanosensory Physiology

open access: yesBioengineering, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Role of three-dimensional ultrasound in females with obstructed defecation (in comparison with defecography)

open access: yesThe 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment and Treatment of Obstructed Defecation

open access: yesAnnals of Medicine, 1990
Defecation may be considered as "the last taboo". The inability to defecate, or to achieve it only by digital evacuation, has never been a popular topic among patients and doctors. The extensive development of tests in laboratories studying colorectal disorders during recent years, however, has made it possible to study the different parts of the ...
Gys Bleijenberg, Ham C. Kuijpers
openaire   +3 more sources

Rectal–vaginal pressure gradient in patients with pelvic organ prolapse and symptomatic rectocele

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2021
Objective The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between rectal–vaginal pressure and symptomatic rectocele in patients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Method Patients with posterior vaginal prolapse staged III or IV in accordance with the
Cheng Tan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contribution of Primary Pelvic Organ Prolapse to Micturition and Defecation Symptoms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Objective. To investigate the contribution of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) to micturition and defecation symptoms. Method. Cross-sectional study including 64 women presenting with POP symptoms and 50 controls without POP complaints.
Birnie, E. (Erwin)   +3 more
core   +5 more sources

Laparoscopic ventral rectopexy in male patients with external rectal prolapse is associated with a high reoperation rate [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background Laparoscopic ventral rectopexy has been used to treat male patients with external rectal prolapse, but evidence to support this approach is scarce.
Carpelan-Holmstrom, M.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

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