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Enterocele or sigmoidocele may be associated with descending perineum syndrome. [11] The enterocele can remain confined in the space between the rectum and the vagina. [5] An enterocele may co-exist with a rectocele. [5] During defecation, the enterocele may occupy a posterior colpocele before the rectocele or after it empties. [5]
It has been suggested that the terms enterocele and sigmoidocele are inaccurate, since hernias are usually named according to location and not according to contents. [8] However, the terms are in widespread use. [8] As such, peritoneocele, enterocele, sigmoidocele, and omentocele could be considered as types of cul-de-sac hernia. [3] [4]
The laparoscopic approach is safer than open surgery, [4] and there is less risk of complications after the procedure. [24] There is also less blood loss, less pain after the procedure, shorter average length of stay in hospital and faster recovery. [8] [24] Rarely, the procedure must be converted into an open abdominal surgery. [7]
When operating a pelvic organ prolapse, introducing a mid-urethral sling during or after surgery seems to reduce stress urinary incontinence. [13] Transvaginal repair seems to be more effective than transanal repair in posterior wall prolapse, but adverse effects cannot be excluded. [14] According to the FDA, serious complications are "not rare ...
Suspected conditions such as internal rectal intussusception, enterocele, anismus, rectocele or sigmoidocele. To compare pre- and post-surgical repair of rectal outlet obstruction (obstructed defecation). [2] Specifically, defecography can differentiate between anterior and posterior rectocele. [4]
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Colporrhaphy (also vaginal wall repair, anterior and/or posterior colporrhaphy, anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall repair, or simply A/P repair or A&P repair) is a surgical procedure in women that repairs a defect in the wall of the vagina.
An Ohio hospital successfully performed its first in utero fetal surgery to repair a birth defect in a nearly 23-week-old fetus, making it one of few elite medical facilities in the U.S. capable ...