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. +6 more
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Obstructive Defecation in Middle-aged Women [PDF]
Digestive 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
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Surgical Interventions and the Use of Device-Aided Therapy for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence and Defecatory Disorders [PDF]
, 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
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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 +9 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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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 +3 more
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Assessment and Treatment of Obstructed Defecation
Annals 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
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Rectal–vaginal pressure gradient in patients with pelvic organ prolapse and symptomatic rectocele
BMC 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
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Contribution of Primary Pelvic Organ Prolapse to Micturition and Defecation Symptoms [PDF]
, 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
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Laparoscopic ventral rectopexy in male patients with external rectal prolapse is associated with a high reoperation rate [PDF]
, 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
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