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A rectocele is defined as the herniation or bulging of the posterior vaginal wall. The posterior vaginal wall and the anterior rectal wall are in direct apposition, and this bulging may be thought of as the rectum pushing anteriorly into the vagina.
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Nugent, K.P. (2014). Rectocele Pathophysiology and Presentation. In: Cohen, R., Windsor, A. (eds) Anus. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-091-3_8
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