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Pelvic Floor Anatomy

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The pelvis is a complex structure made up of bones, muscles, ligaments, and fascia and contains organs such as the bladder, urethra, uterus, prostate, and rectum. The pelvic floor is separated into three compartments (anterior, middle, and posterior) and consists of muscles and connective tissue that work as a coordinated system to support the organs and to prevent dysfunctions [1, 2].

With the contribution of Giovanni Tortorelli.

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The authors thank Prof. Francesco Ruotolo for his valuable contribution.

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    Menelaos Karpathiotakis

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Karpathiotakis, M. (2016). Pelvic Floor Anatomy. In: Mongardini, M., Giofrè, M. (eds) Management of Fecal Incontinence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32226-1_1

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