IS DIGITAL RECTAL EXAM RELIABLE IN GRADING ANAL SPHINCTER DEFECTS?
Background Anal sphincter tone is routinely assessed by digital rectal examination in patients with fecal incontinence, although its accuracy in detecting sphincter defects or separating competent from incompetent muscles has not been established ...
Marcelo de Melo Andrade COURA+4 more
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Morphological characteristics of sphincter zone glands of urinary bladder in different stages of postnatal ontogenesis [PDF]
Methods of macromicroscopy and morphometry have been used to study sphincter zone glands by 54 total preparations of a urinary bladder received from corpses of people of different ages without any pathology of organs of urine-genital apparatus.
Mamedov N.M.+2 more
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Pregnancy via Testicular Sperm Extraction for Anejaculation After Neuroblastoma Surgery
ABSTRACT Background Surgical treatment of a neuroblastoma, a malignant tumor of the sympathetic nervous system, may result in ejaculatory disorder. There are no reports examining ejaculation disorders after neuroblastoma surgery. Case Presentation The patient was a 31‐year‐old Japanese male who had undergone surgery for neuroblastoma of the abdomen at ...
Jurii Karibe+8 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Generally, lower urinary tract function is considered to show few changes in adulthood for cases of spina bifida. Case Presentation The case involved a 33‐year‐old man with a primary diagnosis of spinal lipoma. Urological management by spontaneous voiding was maintained, and uroflowmetry at 23 years old showed a maximum flow rate ...
Taiju Hyuga+2 more
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Context: Little seems to be known about the sexual dysfunction (SD) in lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. Aims: Investigation of sexual and sphincter dysfunction in patient with lumbar disc hernitions.
Nezih Akca+5 more
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Spindle-Celled Sarcoma of Rectum: Excision of Rectum, with Preservation of the Sphincter, by Subperiosteal Resection of the Coccyx and Part of the Sacrum [PDF]
Thomas Carwardine
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Machine-Learning-Enhanced Soft Robotic System Inspired by Rectal Functions for Investigating Fecal incontinence [PDF]
Fecal incontinence, arising from a myriad of pathogenic mechanisms, has attracted considerable global attention. Despite its significance, the replication of the defecatory system for studying fecal incontinence mechanisms remains limited largely due to social stigma and taboos. Inspired by the rectum's functionalities, we have developed a soft robotic
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Genetically‐targeted control of the spinal cord and peripheral nervous system
Application of genetically‐targeted stimulation for treating diseases or injuries outside the brain. Optogenetic and chemogenetic systems have been developed for dysfunction in the cochlea, spinal cord, dorsal root ganglia (DRGs), peripheral nerves, lower urinary tract, and enteric nervous system (ENS). Created with Biorender.com.
Anakaren Romero Lozano+3 more
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Sphincter of Oddi incompetence associated with duodenal stenosis in a newborn: A case report
Newborn incompetence of the sphincter of Oddi is rare. While there are many causes of reflux of air or ingested contrast material into the biliary tree in adults, in the newborn, it is usually due to incompetence of the sphincter of Oddi associated with ...
Soung Hee Kim, MD+4 more
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Sphincter-preserving Operations in Cancer of Rectum [PDF]
Stanley Aylett
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