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The rectal side of the rectocele
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 1967A rectocele may not become symptomatic until physiologic changes of the postmenopausal period occur. Correction of the vaginal deformity alone may not provide sufficient relief because the rectal side of the rectocele will become a source of annoyance. Surgical correction of both vaginal and rectal portions of a rectocele is feasible and can bring more
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Rectocele—Does the Size Matter?
International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2012Large rectoceles (>2 cm) are believed to be associated with difficulty in evacuation, constipation, rectal pain, and rectal bleeding. The aim of our study was to determine whether rectocele size is related to patient's symptoms or defecatory parameters.We conducted a retrospective study on data collected on patients referred to our clinic for the ...
Dan Carter
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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 1990
A retrospective review of 64 rectocele repairs done over a four-year period was performed. The most common indication for repair was constipation. Thirty-five patients were repaired transanally, and 29 were repaired transvaginally. The overall morbidity was 34 percent, and the overall mortality was 0 percent.
M W, Arnold, W R, Stewart, P S, Aguilar
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A retrospective review of 64 rectocele repairs done over a four-year period was performed. The most common indication for repair was constipation. Thirty-five patients were repaired transanally, and 29 were repaired transvaginally. The overall morbidity was 34 percent, and the overall mortality was 0 percent.
M W, Arnold, W R, Stewart, P S, Aguilar
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The Role of Childbirth in the Aetiology of Rectocele
BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2006Objective Clinically, rectocele is common in parous women and assumed to be due to distension or tearing of the rectovaginal septum in labour. In a prospective study, we examined the prevalence of such defects in primiparae before and after childbearing in order to define the role of childbearing in the aetiology of rectocele.Design Prospective ...
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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 1995
This study was designed to evaluate the results of rectocele repair and parameters that might be useful in selecting patients for this operation.Twenty-five patients with symptom-giving rectoceles were prospectively evaluated with a standardized questionnaire, physical examination, defecography, colon transit studies, anorectal manometry, and ...
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This study was designed to evaluate the results of rectocele repair and parameters that might be useful in selecting patients for this operation.Twenty-five patients with symptom-giving rectoceles were prospectively evaluated with a standardized questionnaire, physical examination, defecography, colon transit studies, anorectal manometry, and ...
A, Mellgren +7 more
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Rectocele in Children: a case report
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2010Rectocele is an abnormal protrusion of the anterior wall of the rectum into the vagina. When symptomatic, it will typically cause obstructed defecation. It is almost exclusively found in females with rare reports in males and never been described in the literature in children younger than 18 years of age so far.
Sunny Z, Hussain +3 more
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FMC - Formación Médica Continuada en Atención Primaria, 2008
Isabel Moreno Hernández +1 more
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Isabel Moreno Hernández +1 more
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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 1967
Summary Recognition of rectocele as a cause of anorectal pathologic changes in women is emphasized. It is advised that the rectocele be repaired at the time of surgery for the anorectal disease. An analysis is made of a series of patients who underwent hemorrhoidectomy and fissurectomy during a five-year period.
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Summary Recognition of rectocele as a cause of anorectal pathologic changes in women is emphasized. It is advised that the rectocele be repaired at the time of surgery for the anorectal disease. An analysis is made of a series of patients who underwent hemorrhoidectomy and fissurectomy during a five-year period.
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2011
A rectocele is a herniation of the anterior rectal wall into the posterior wall of the vagina. It is an acquired condition. This herniation begins as a gradual thinning of the rectovaginal septum, first noticeable just above the anal sphincter, and may extend as far as the rectovaginal pouch (Douglas cul-de-sac).
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A rectocele is a herniation of the anterior rectal wall into the posterior wall of the vagina. It is an acquired condition. This herniation begins as a gradual thinning of the rectovaginal septum, first noticeable just above the anal sphincter, and may extend as far as the rectovaginal pouch (Douglas cul-de-sac).
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