In this editorial,we comment on an article by Wang et al.Recent literature shows an increase in research on pelvic organ prolapse(POP).Although the true incidence of POP remains uncertain,its impact on quality of life...
BACKGROUND Over 90%of rectal cancer patients develop low anterior resection syndrome(LARS)after sphincter-preserving resection.The current globally recognized evaluation method has many drawbacks and its subjectivity ...
OBJECTIVES Previously we have demonstrated that magnetic resonance(MR)defecography is feasible in participants with complete spinal cord injury(SCI).The main aim of this study is to evaluate whether MR defecography ca...
AIM: Evaluation of the wide range of normal findings in asymptomatic women undergoing dynamic magnetic resonance (MR) defecography. METHODS: MR defecography of 10 healthy female volunteers (median age: 31 years) witho...
Supported by Associazione Italiana Gastroenterologi and Endoscopisti Digestivi Ospedalieri via N Colajanni,4-00191 Roma,Italy;Società Italiana di Chirurgia Colo-Rettale via Medici,23-10143Torino,Italy
Chronic constipation is a common and extremely troublesome disorder that significantly reduces the quality of life,and this fact is consistent with the high rate at which health care is sought for this condition.The a...
Backround: Chronic constipation is a common, chronic and frequent problem of the general population. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of defecography in diagnosing the etiology of constipation and the r...
AIM:To compare defecographic abnormalities in symptomatic men and women and to analyze differences between men and age-and symptom-matched women.METHODS:Sixty-six men(mean age:55.4 years,range:20-81 years) who complai...
In order to distinguish rectal rnucosal prolapse (RMP) from full thickness rectal intassusception(FTRI ). 66 patients with internal rectal prolapse and 36 normal controls were studied with defecopelvicography. Anorect...