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Defecography: A Swedish Perspective

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Complex Anorectal Disorders

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Conclusion

We recommend standard use of contrast medium in the rectum, vagina, and small bowel. However, intraperitoneal contrast medium is preferable in the diagnosis of enterocele and peritoneocele, but this method is more invasive. Bladder contrast should be used only in patients with complex pelvic floor disorders and/or previous pelvic floor surgery. It is easy to diagnose an anterior vaginal wall prolapse at clinical examination, and it is very rare that it consists of other abdominal content than the bladder.

Ed note: This chapter should be read in conjunction with Chapter 3.1(i)

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

    Annika López MD, PhD & Jan Zetterström MD, PhD

  2. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Anders F. Mellgren MD, PhD

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López, A., Zetterström, J., Mellgren, A.F. (2005). Defecography: A Swedish Perspective. In: Complex Anorectal Disorders. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-057-5_13

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