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2020
Pelvic floor disorders are common among female patients, especially in those above 60 years of age, occurring in one of every three women with dysfunction of urinary and bowel control (Olsen et al., Obstet Gynecol. 89:501–6, 1997). The Integral Theory considers the pelvic floor as a unit where the organs are connected and maintained with balance by the
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Pelvic floor disorders are common among female patients, especially in those above 60 years of age, occurring in one of every three women with dysfunction of urinary and bowel control (Olsen et al., Obstet Gynecol. 89:501–6, 1997). The Integral Theory considers the pelvic floor as a unit where the organs are connected and maintained with balance by the
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2013
The pelvic floor is a complex system, with passive and active components that provide pelvic support, maintain continence, and coordinate relaxation during urination and defecation [1].
Jean Noel Buy, Michel Ghossain
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The pelvic floor is a complex system, with passive and active components that provide pelvic support, maintain continence, and coordinate relaxation during urination and defecation [1].
Jean Noel Buy, Michel Ghossain
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Anatomy of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 2009Normal physiologic function of the pelvic organs depends on the anatomic integrity and proper interaction among the pelvic structures, the pelvic floor support components, and the nervous system. Pelvic floor dysfunction includes urinary and anal incontinence; pelvic organ prolapse; and sexual, voiding, and defecatory dysfunction.
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2014
Disorders of the pelvic floor are common and patients with these disorders present to clinicians from various fields including gastroenterologists, surgeons, gynecologists, and urologists. They manifest with multitudes of dysfunction that affect defecation, continence, urination, and sexual function.
Askin Erdogan, Satish S. C. Rao
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Disorders of the pelvic floor are common and patients with these disorders present to clinicians from various fields including gastroenterologists, surgeons, gynecologists, and urologists. They manifest with multitudes of dysfunction that affect defecation, continence, urination, and sexual function.
Askin Erdogan, Satish S. C. Rao
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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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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, 2009Pelvic 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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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 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, 1998Although 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, 2006Although 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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Readability of pelvic floor dysfunction questionnaires
Neurourology and Urodynamics, 2020AbstractBackgroundThe 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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