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Digitation associated with defecation: what does it mean in urogynaecological patients?
(IUGA with Springer International Publishing AG, 2016)
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS:
Obstructed defecation is a common symptom complex in urogynaecological patients, and perineal, vaginal and/or anal digitation may required for defecation. Translabial ultrasound can be used ...
Obesity: how much does it matter for female pelvic organ prolapse?
(Springer, 2017)
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS:
The objective was to determine the association between body mass index (BMI) and symptoms and signs of female pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
METHODS:
An observational cross-sectional study ...
Obesity: how much does it matter for female pelvic organ prolapse?
(Springer, 2018-08)
The objective was to determine the association between body mass index (BMI) and symptoms and signs of female pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
An observational cross-sectional study of 964 archived datasets of women seen for ...
Negative urodynamic testing in women with stress incontinence.
(The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists by Wiley, 2015)
INTRODUCTION:
A minority of women with a subjective complaint of stress urinary incontinence will have negative urodynamic stress incontinence (USI) findings.
AIM:
To test clinical and ultrasound measures as predictors ...
Is the levator-urethra gap helpful for diagnosing avulsion?
(Springer, 2016)
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS:
Levator avulsion is a risk factor for female pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and recurrence after POP surgery. Imaging diagnosis requires the observation of an abnormal muscle insertion on tomographic ...
The repeatability of sonographic measures of functional pelvic floor anatomy
(Springer, 2015)
Translabial 3D/4D ultrasound is increasingly being used in the diagnostic evaluation of pelvic floor dysfunction. The result of the assessment is influenced by a number of confounders that are generally unrecognised. The ...
The repeatability of sonographic measures of functional pelvic floor anatomy.
(IUGA with Springer International Publishing AG, 2015)
Translabial 3D/4D ultrasound is increasingly being used in the diagnostic evaluation of pelvic floor dysfunction. The result of the assessment is influenced by a number of confounders that are generally unrecognised. The ...
Warping of the levator hiatus: how significant is it?
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)
Objectives The levator hiatus is the largest potential hernial portal in the human body. Excessive distensibility is associated with female pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Distension occurs not just laterally but also caudally, ...
Warping of the levator hiatus: how significant is it?
(John Wiley & Sons, 2016)
OBJECTIVES: The levator hiatus is the largest potential hernial portal in the human body. Excessive
distensibility is associated with female pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Distension occurs not just
laterally but also ...
Impact of levator trauma on pelvic floor muscle function.
(Springer, 2014)
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS:
Levator trauma is common after vaginal delivery, either as macrotrauma, i.e., levator avulsion, or microtrauma, i.e., irreversible overdistension of the levator hiatus. The effect of microtrauma ...