Introduction and hypothesis The terminology in current use for sexual function and
dysfunction in women with pelvic floor disorders lacks uniformity, which leads to uncertainty …

Imaging currently plays a limited role in the investigation of pelvic floor disorders. It is
obvious that magnetic resonance imaging has limitations in urogynecology and female …

Introduction The terminology for female and male pelvic floor muscle (PFM) assessment has
expanded considerably since the first PFM function and dysfunction standardization of …

The second part of the Consensus Statement of the Italian Association of Hospital
Gastroenterologists and Italian Society of Colo-Rectal Surgery reports on the treatment of …

Ultrasound imaging is rapidly replacing radiological methods in the investigation of pelvic
floor disorders. Transrectal, transvaginal/introital and transperineal/translabial methods are …

Female pelvic floor dysfunction encompasses a number of prevalent conditions and
includes pelvic organ prolapse, urinary and fecal incontinence, obstructed defecation, and …

Surgical management of pelvic floor disorders depends on a comprehensive understanding
of the structural integrity and function of the pelvic floor. For visualizing this region …

Objectives Posterior compartment descent may encompass perineal hypermobility, isolated
enterocele or a 'true'rectocele due to a rectovaginal septal defect. Our objective was to …

Since a clear understanding of the pelvic floor region is crucial for both male and female
pelvic surgery and for fundamental mechanisms of urogenital and/or ano-rectal dysfunction …

Endoanal ultrasound is now regarded as the gold standard for evaluating anal sphincter
pathology in the investigation of anal incontinence. The advent of three-dimensional …