TY  - JOUR
EP  - 2009
KW  - Colorectal surgery; MRI; pelvic floor; ultrasound; urogynaecology
A1  - Hainsworth, Alison J
A1  - Premakumar, Yaamini S
A1  - Griffin, Nyree
A1  - Solanki, Deepa
A1  - Morris, Samantha J
A1  - Ferrari, Linda
A1  - Emmanuel, Anton
A1  - Taylor, Stuart
A1  - Schizas, Alexis MP
A1  - Williams, Andrew B
IS  - 10
TI  - Pelvic floor imaging in asymptomatic subjects
Y1  - 2023/10//
VL  - 25
SP  - 2001
N2  - Aim:
The aim of this work was to determine the range of normal imaging features during total pelvic floor ultrasound (TPFUS) (transperineal, transvaginal, endovaginal and endoanal) and defaecation MRI (dMRI).
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Method:
Twenty asymptomatic female volunteers (mean age 36.5?years) were prospectively investigated with dMRI and TPFUS. Subjects were screened with symptom questionnaires (ICIQ-B, St Mark's faecal incontinence score, obstructed defaecation syndrome score, ICIQ-V, BSAQ). dMRI and TPFUS were performed and interpreted by blinded clinicians according to previously published methods.
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Results:
The subjects comprised six parous and 14 nulliparous women, of whom three were postmenopausal. There were three with a rectocoele on both modalities and one with a rectocoele on dMRI only. There was one with intussusception on TPFUS. Two had an enterocoele on both modalities and one on TPFUS only. There were six with a cystocoele on both modalities, one on dMRI only and one on TPFUS only. On dMRI, there were 12 with functional features. Four also displayed functional features on TPFUS. Two displayed functional features on TPFUS only.
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Conclusion:
This study demonstrates the presence of abnormal findings on dMRI and TPFUS without symptoms. There was a high rate of functional features on dMRI. This series is not large enough to redefine normal parameters but is helpful for appreciating the wide range of findings seen in health.
SN  - 1462-8910
AV  - public
N1  - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.16709
ID  - discovery10179954
PB  - Wiley
JF  - Colorectal Disease
ER  -