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Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

DeckerMed Surgery, 2015
Pelvic floor dysfunction encompasses a broad spectrum of disorders and symptoms, including pelvic organ prolapse, fecal incontinence, dysfunctional bowel and/or bladder evacuation, urinary incontinence, and chronic pain. Challenges in treating these patients are due, in part, to inconsistent definitions and diagnostic criteria, an underreporting of ...
Tracy L. Hull, Michael A. Valente
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Imaging pelvic floor dysfunction

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2009
Pelvic floor function and structure are complex, and imaging (integrated with an understanding of physiology) is central to guiding the clinician in managing patients with incontinence, constipation, difficult rectal evacuation and pelvic organ prolapse.
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Anorexia nervosa and pelvic floor dysfunction

International Urogynecology Journal, 2003
Pelvic floor dysfunction in women with eating disorders is an underexplored area. We present a case of pelvic floor dysfunction in a nulliparous woman with anorexia nervosa.
E Cortes
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Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

2016
The pelvic floor is a tunnel or dome-shaped muscular sheath made up of striated muscle and is positioned to enclose and support the genitourinary and anorectal compartments. The pelvic floor forms the inferior boundary of the abdominopelvic cavity extending from the pubic symphysis anteriorly to the coccyx posteriorly and between the two pelvic side ...
Brij B. Agarwal, P. Sivalingam
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THE CLINICAL EVALUATION OF PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 1998
Although Baden concluded that "the pelvic exam is just the pelvic exam," the history and examination are tools of no less merit than the cystometrogram or scalpel for clinicians treating patients with symptomatic pelvic floor dysfunction. An effective history and physical examination provide the basis for effective management of the patient's symptoms.
J P, Theofrastous, S E, Swift
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Pelvic floor dysfunction and radical hysterectomy

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, 2006
Although the survival outcome for treated, early-stage, node-negative cervical cancer is excellent, the operation of radical hysterectomy conveys major morbidity, particularly with respect to bladder and bowel function. There may be some degree of spontaneous recovery, but a significant proportion of postoperative women will have to live with the ...
K S, Jackson, R, Naik
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Obesity and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 2016
Pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) comprise a broad spectrum of clinical conditions, including urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, fecal incontinence, and defecatory dysfunction. These disorders are common conditions that generate significant medical, emotional, social, and economic issues for many women. Obese women are disproportionately affected
Shireen, de Sam Lazaro, Rahel, Nardos, Aaron B, Caughey   +2 more
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Readability of pelvic floor dysfunction questionnaires

Neurourology and Urodynamics, 2020
AbstractBackgroundThe National Institutes of Health and Center for Disease Control recommend the readability of self‐administered patient questionnaires to be written at or below a sixth to eight grade reading level. The aim of this study is to evaluate the readability of commonly used urinary incontinence (UI), pelvic organ prolapse (POP), overactive ...
Tyler Gaines, Rena D. Malik
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The epidemiology of female pelvic floor dysfunction

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1994
Pelvic floor dysfunction, specifically urinary and fecal incontinence, is thought to be widespread. Prevalence figures for these disorders vary greatly. This review highlights the accepted prevalence and incidence figures for pelvic floor dysfunction and their relative age distribution in women.
V T, Mallett, R C, Bump
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Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, 2023
Alethea J. Appavu, Sol Abreu-Sosa, Sheila A. Dugan   +2 more
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