Preservation and Restoration of Sphincter Function in Patients with Rectal Cancer by Rudolf Schiessel, Harald R Rosen

“…In the past 20 years, sphincter-saving surgery has become increasingly common in the treatment of tumours of the middle and low rectum due to the knowledge of tumour growth, the use of stapling devices, and the knowledge of the physiology of the pelvic floor and the sphincter muscles, respectively. …”
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Combination of Anterior and Posterior Vaginal Mesh Implants and Delorme Procedure in a 94-year-old female with Pelvic Organ Prolapse by Hien Van Nguyen, Dung Thi Ngo, Dat Vinh Lieu, Tuan Thanh Tran

“…Pelvic organ prolapse refers to the descent of pelvic floor organs resulting from the weakening of pelvic muscles, fascia and connective tissue. …”
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Pygopagus Twins Separation Using a Rectangular Fasciocutaneous Flap: Case Report From Beirut, Lebanon by Christopher Hakim, MD, Saif Emsieh, MD, Edwin Chrabieh, Jana Zeineddine, MD, Amir Ibrahim, MD

“…The surgery involved raising fasciocutaneous rectangular flaps over the buttocks, spine separation, rectal division, and reconstruction of pelvic floor muscles. The primary skin closure was achieved successfully. …”
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Sciatic Hernia Mimicking Perianal Abscess in a Cirrhotic Patient by Wellington Andraus, Luciana Bertocco de Paiva Haddad, Oscar Cavalcante Ferro, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D'Albuquerque

“…However, these patients can also develop uncommon hernias such as pelvic hernias because of pelvic floor weakness and high abdominal pressure due to ascites. …”
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Methods for Mesh Implantation Efficacy Assessment in Rectocele by A. S. Lukianov, A. Yu. Titov, O. M. Biryukov, A. A. Mudrov, I. V. Kostarev

“…The questionnaires that enable pre- and postsurgery rectocele grading include PFDI-20 (Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory), the colonic evacuation disorder scale and Cleveland Constipation Scoring System. …”
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Postpartum period: study of guidelines for Primary Health Care by Eliane Gomes dos Santos, Daphne Rattner

“…Results: convergent recommendations were identified: universal eye screening, universal neonatal hearing screening and routine neonatal vaccination; partially convergent recommendations: management regarding breast engorgement, guidance on physical activities and vitamin D supplementation for children; and divergent recommendations: routine pelvic floor muscle training, use of a validated instrument for the screening for depression and anxiety in the postpartum period, vitamin A supplementation in the postpartum period and appropriate time for the newborn’s first bath. …”
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A Case of Laparoscopic Sacrohysteropexy: A Uterus Preserving Surgical Procedure for the Treatment of Uterine Prolapse by Özge Senem Yücel, İlker Selçuk, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, Gökhan Boyraz, Gürkan Bozdağ, İbrahim Esinler

“… Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is defined as the descent of pelvic organs from normal position due to pelvic floor dysfunction. A woman has a 11% life time risk of undergoing surgery for POP. …”
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Chemotherapy as a Remedy to Gynaecological Cancers: Challenges and Coping Patterns Among Young Women by Titilayo Omolekan, Gbemisola Bolanle Ogbeye, Risikat Idowu Fadare

“…Treatment for gynaecological cancers can result in both physical and psychological side effects such as hormonal changes vaginal changes such as dryness discharge shortening scarring early menopause pelvic floor disorders lymphoedema infertility discomfort exhaustion anxiety problems with body image and a crisis of feminine identity. …”
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Organ preservation strategies for rectal cancer treatment: tarts or trap? by ZHOU Yihang, ZENG Ziwei, KANG Liang

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Continent Ileostomy as an Alternative to End Ileostomy by Xian-rui Wu, Hao-xian Ke, Ravi P. Kiran, Bo Shen, Ping Lan

“…In addition, for some patients with a shortened small intestine or foreshortened mesentery, it is impossible for the ileal pouch to reach the pelvic floor, thus making the creation of an IPAA difficult. …”
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Failure of Colorectal Anastomosis: Risk Factors, Prevention, Diagnosis, Therapeutic Tactics by M. F. Cherkasov, A. V. Dmitriev, V. S. Groshilin, S. V. Pereskokov, M. A. Kozyrevskiy, A. A. Urupina

“…The widespread use of suturing devices of various diameters allows the formation of ultra-low anastomoses (at the level of the pelvic floor). One of the menacing complications after rectal resection is anastomotic leakage, which frequency can reach 21%. …”
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Impact of Sacral Surface Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation on Early Recovery of Urinary Continence after Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy: A Pilot Study by Haruo Nakagawa, Yasuhiro Kaiho, Shunichi Namiki, Shigeto Ishidoya, Seiichi Saito, Yoichi Arai

“…Twenty early patients began pelvic floor muscle exercise (PME). Fifteen subsequent patients received SSTES postoperatively with no instruction for PME provided. …”
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Mesh Exposure and Associated Risk Factors in Women Undergoing Transvaginal Prolapse Repair with Mesh by Elizabeth A. Frankman, Marianna Alperin, Gary Sutkin, Leslie Meyn, Halina M. Zyczynski

“…Retrospective chart review was performed for all women who underwent Prolift Pelvic Floor Repair System (Gynecare, Somerville, NJ) between September 2005 and September 2008. …”
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Effect of electroacupuncture on symptoms of female pelvic organ prolapse (stage II–III) (EAPOP study): protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Yan Yan, Zhishun Liu, Huan Chen, Xiaoxu Liu, Hangyu Shi

“…The primary outcome will be the change on the total score of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-short form 20 at week 12 from baseline, and will be analysed by t-test or multiple regression model. …”
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Long-term results of surgical treatment of a locally advanced rectal cancer using extrafascial principle of dissection by P. V. Tsarkov, I. A. Tulina, D. N. Fedorov, A. Yu. Kravchenko, O. Yu. Samofalova

“…From a prospective database of the patients treated in department of coloproctology and surgery of pelvic floor of B.V.Petrovsky Russian scientific center of surgery of Russian Academy of Medical Science from June, 2006 to December, 2009, serially admitted patients, who underwent surgical resection for cancer of rectum T1-4N0-2M0 were chosen for investigation. …”
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Nomogram for Predicting Survival in Advanced Gastric Cancer after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Radical Surgery by Yonghe Chen, Dan Liu, Jian Xiao, Jun Xiang, Aihong Liu, Shi Chen, Junjie Liu, Xiansheng Hu, Junsheng Peng

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Functional Constipation in Children: overview and new outcomes by Kamila Stępień, Maria Przygoda, Joanna Śnieżna, Gabriela Trestka, Sabina Adamczyk, Urszula Zelik, Jakub Dziewic, Wojciech Florczak, Wiktoria Domino, Jagienka Włodyka, Karol Dzwonnik

“…The pathophysiology involves colonic hypomotility, rectal hyposensitivity, and behavioral factors, often compounded by pelvic floor dysfunction. Diagnosis is primarily clinical, based on Rome IV criteria, with further testing considered in atypical cases. …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Combined Intravaginal Estriol Therapy and Kegel Exercises in Managing Menopausal Atrophic Vulvovaginitis by Lucian Șerbănescu, Vadym Rotar, Dragoș Brezeanu, Sebastian Mirea, Elena-Valentina Ionescu, Paris Ionescu

“…Non-hormonal adjunctive treatments, such as pelvic floor exercises (e.g., Kegel exercises), are being explored to enhance clinical outcomes. …”
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Provocative tests of anal sphincter function correlate with symptoms and subtypes of faecal incontinence by John McLaughlin, Dipesh H Vasant, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Abhiram Sharma, Matthew Davenport, Edward Kiff, Karen Telford, Alexander O'Connor, Donghua Liao, Niels Klarskov

“…This study uniquely explores all three methods in correlation with FI symptoms and subtypes.Methods This was a prospective observational study of patients with FI attending a tertiary pelvic floor unit between August 2022 and January 2024. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of the circRNA expression profile and circRNA-miRNA-mRNA network in pelvic organ prolapse by Qian Wang, Zuoxi He, Lisha Ding, Yuqing Liu, Xiaoli Zhang, Tao Wang, Xiaoyu Niu

“…Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common gynecological disease caused by pathological defects, lesions, or mechanical weakening of the support structures of the pelvic floor. However, its pathogenesis is unclear. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are covalently closed, endogenous biomolecules, which are thought to play an important role on skeletal muscle development by regulating gene expression. …”
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