Transvaginal ultrasound further clarifies the nature and site of the reflux in the pelvis. “Studies have shown that the left ovarian vein alone is infrequently involved and the most common pattern includes the left ovarian vein and the internal iliac veins,” he added. “Currently the...
In up to 50% of cases, birth-related defects can be visualized on endoanal ultrasound (19). In addition, concomitant neurological injury can occur and may explain why surgical repair may not completely restore normal function. In fact, prolonged motor latencies in the internal anal sphincter may...
However, PFM function explained only 20.0% and 26.4% of the variance in muscle thickness and LH area after controlling for age, parity, BMI, and socioeconomic status. Conclusion There are moderate associations between measurements using ultrasound and manometry in POP women. Thicker mu...
Notes on the use of the guidelines The Guidelines are evidence-based, with the grade of recommendation also based on the evidence. The Guidelines present the diagnostic and therapeutic methods for optimal management of pelvic trauma. The practice Guidelines promulgated in this work do not represent ...
7 To evaluate and compare the eficacy of therapeutic ultrasound (TUS) and injection of local anesthetic (IA) to improve pain in women with abdominal myofascial syndrome secondary to CPP. RCT TUS and IA were effective in reducing clinical pain and improving quality of life through the variables ...
two logistic regression models for calculation of individual risk of malignancy in adnexal tumors (the 'Tailor model' and the 'Timmerman model'), and to compare them to that of 'pattern recognition' (subjective evaluation of the gray-scale ultrasound image and col...
Baseline assessment and staging included history and physical examination, flexible colonoscopy with histological confirmation of the tumor, pelvic and abdominal computerized tomography, pelvic magnetic resonance imaging and/or endorectal ultrasound were implemented. Chest X-ray, complete hematological and bioch...
The review of the chart records consisted of a detailed history before and after the surgery until the patient’s last follow-up, including urinary analysis, pelvic examination, UDS, transabdominal ultrasound, and personal interview to identify any urinary symptom taking into account the 2002 ...
The next year, I had another ultrasound and the doctor quickly read my results and started to run out of the room claiming that he had another patient that needed immediate attention. He then stopped and said “if you let me give you a pap, I can stay for that.,, after all, you’...
Such an unexpected finding could be explained using the hypothesis that intra-abdominal pressure is increasing during inhalation and tonic muscle fibres of the pelvic floor are “trained” for endurance. This idea has been supported by several authors showing that during DMT, m. pubococcygeus (...