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Layer by Layer: The Anatomical ‘Onion Peel’ Approach to Surgery Beyond Total Mesorectal Excision

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The global incidence of rectal cancer is rising, accompanied by the increasing use of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Although this approach improves oncological outcomes, it frequently increases operative difficulty during rectal resection.
Sean Davis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transperineal ultrasound versus digital palpation: Identifying key parameters for objective pelvic floor muscle contraction assessment

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Transperineal ultrasound demonstrates high reproducibility and objectivity in evaluating pelvic floor muscle contractility. When integrated with digital palpation, it enhances functional assessment and facilitates standardized, imaging‐based strategies for individualized pelvic floor muscle training in clinical practice.
Yun Lin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severity of perineal tears and deviations in perineal body anatomy: A three‐dimensional ultrasound study

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Sonographic deviations in the muscles fusing into the perineal body were increasingly common with greater perineal tear severity 1 year after delivery in primiparous women. Abstract Introduction Perineal tears are classified into four degrees based on severity.
Hanne Sether Lilleberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatiguing Trunk Flexor Exercise Decreases Pain Sensitivity in Postpartum Women [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Low back pain (LBP) is common in the general population and among postpartum women. Abdominal muscle exercise is often used to treat LBP, but it is unknown if fatiguing abdominal muscle exercise can produce exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH).
Bement, Marie K. Hoeger   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Step‐by‐step combined surgical approach to successfully repair complex and challenging vesico‐vaginal fistulas: Insights from a case series

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
A standardized combined laparoscopic–vaginal approach effectively repairs complex vesico‐vaginal fistulas. This stepwise technique proves feasible, safe, and reproducible, achieving long‐term fistula closure with no recurrences in a challenging surgical population, offering a reliable minimally invasive solution for recurrent or irradiated fistulas ...
Martina Arcieri   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Etiology and Management of Sexual Dysfunction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Sexual dysfunction is the impairment or disruption of any of the three phases of normal sexual functioning, including loss of libido, impairment of physiological arousal and loss, delay or alteration of orgasm.
Bevinahalli Nanjegowda, Raveesh   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Impact of episiotomy on anal incontinence following second‐ to fourth‐degree perineal tears—A cohort study

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
In over 12 000 Swedish primiparous women, anal incontinence was more common after severe perineal tears. Episiotomy did not raise the overall risk except for a slight increase in gas incontinence after second‐degree tears. Encouragingly, symptoms improved across all types of tears during the first‐year postpartum.
Mette L. Josefsson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF KEGEL EXERCISES IN THE TREATMENT OF GRADE 1-2 PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

open access: yesМать и дитя в Кузбассе
Objective – to evaluate the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training using Kegel exercises in the treatment of grade 1-2 pelvic organ prolapse in postmenopausal women.
Вадим Гельевич Мозес   +6 more
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Self‐reported pelvic floor dysfunction 12 months after an obstetric anal sphincter injury in relation to maternal body mass index

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Self‐reported dyspareunia one year after an obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) is less common among overweight and obese women than in normal weight. The risk for anal incontinence does not differ between the BMI groups one year after an OASI, while the risk for UI increases with increasing BMI.
Linda Hjertberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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