Defecation proctography and translabial ultrasound in the investigation of defecatory disorders

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 567-571

  Perniola, G ^a   Shek, C ^b   Chong, C C W ^c   Chew, S ^d   Cartmill, J ^d   Dietz, H P ^b,e  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Department of Medical Imaging ^*

^d NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constipation; Defecatory disorder; Intussusception; Proctography; Rectocele; Translabial ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECATION PROCTOGRAPHY; DEFECOGRAPHY; ENTEROCELE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECTOCELE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SCREENING; TRANSLABIAL ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND; URETHRA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 51949104505     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5337     Document Type: Article

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