Constipation is a heterogeneous, polysymptomatic, multifactorial disease. Acute or transient
constipation can be due to changes in diet, travel or stress, and secondary constipation can …

Faecal incontinence and evacuation disorders are common, impair quality of life and incur
substantial economic costs worldwide. As symptoms alone are poor predictors of underlying …

Pelvic floor dysfunctions involving some or all pelvic viscera are complex conditions that
occur frequently and primarily affect adult women. Because abnormalities of the three pelvic …

Pelvic floor weakness is a functional condition that affects the anatomic structures supporting
the pelvic organs: fasciae, ligaments, and muscles. It is a prevalent disorder among people …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review the relevant anatomy and sonographic,
fluoroscopic, and MRI options for evaluating patients with pelvic floor disorders …

Pelvic floor failure is a common disorder that can seriously jeopardize a woman's quality of
life by causing urinary and fecal incontinence, difficult defecation, and pelvic pain. Multiple …

Pelvic floor weakness is characterized by abnormal symptomatic displacement of pelvic
organs. It represents a complex clinical problem most commonly seen in middle-aged and …

Pelvic floor dysfunction encompasses a spectrum of functional disorders that result from
impairment of the ligaments, fasciae, and muscles supporting the pelvic organs. It is a …

Pelvic floor weakness affects roughly 50% of women older than 50 years. 1 About 10% to
20% of multiparous women seek medical care in gastrointestinal clinics for some sort of …

OBJECTIVE: To establish the diagnostic test accuracy of evacuation proctography, magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI), transperineal ultrasonography, and endovaginal ultrasonography …