1. Assessing Rectocele Depth and Its Association with Symptoms of Pelvic Floor Disorders Using 2D Transperineal Ultraound
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Hong Yoon Jeong and Jong Kyun Lee
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constipation ,fecal incontinence ,pelvic floor disorder ,rectocele ,ultrasound assessment ,Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine ,R895-920 - Abstract
We investigated the clinical features of symptomatic rectoceles, as measured by transperineal ultrasound (TPUS), and evaluated the association between rectocele size and the clinical symptoms of pelvic floor disorders. This was a retrospective study using data obtained at a pelvic floor center between August 2020 and January 2021. A total of 125 patients with defecation disorders, such as constipation and fecal incontinence, were included. The preoperative questionnaire included the Cleveland Clinic Constipation Scoring System (CCCS, Wexner constipation score), Cleveland Clinic Incontinence Score (CCIS, Wexner incontinence score), fecal incontinence severity index (FISI), and fecal incontinence quality of life (FIQOL) scale. The size of the rectocele was measured on 2D-TPUSimages. Patients were assigned to three groups based on rectocele size: no rectocele (
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- 2022
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