POSTERIOR RECTOCELE : A STUDY AND EVALUATION
Ahmed Ali, Y., A. Shafik, A. (2001). POSTERIOR RECTOCELE : A STUDY AND EVALUATION. EKB Journal Management System, 20(1), 437-442. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2001.376935
Yehia Ahmed Ali; Ali A. Shafik. "POSTERIOR RECTOCELE : A STUDY AND EVALUATION". EKB Journal Management System, 20, 1, 2001, 437-442. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2001.376935
Ahmed Ali, Y., A. Shafik, A. (2001). 'POSTERIOR RECTOCELE : A STUDY AND EVALUATION', EKB Journal Management System, 20(1), pp. 437-442. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2001.376935
Ahmed Ali, Y., A. Shafik, A. POSTERIOR RECTOCELE : A STUDY AND EVALUATION. EKB Journal Management System, 2001; 20(1): 437-442. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2001.376935

POSTERIOR RECTOCELE : A STUDY AND EVALUATION

The Egyptian Journal of Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 1, January 2001, Page 437-442  XML PDF (453.47 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejsur.2001.376935
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Authors
Yehia Ahmed Ali* 1; Ali A. Shafik2
1Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract
Objective: This work was undertaken to study and evaluate the posterior rectocele.Study Design : A total of 70 patients 
were submitted to defecography due to chronic constipation. 
Results: Nine patients were found to have posterior rectocele. In all patients levator ani dysfunction was present. Five 
patients had combined anterior and posterior rectocele and, all were females. Four patients had only posterior rectocele and all were males. 
Conclusion: Posterior rectocele is an uncommon rectal wall disorder. Levater ani dysfunction plays a major role in posterior rectocele existence. 
Keywords
posterior rectocele; levator ani dysfunction; constipation; anorectal junction
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