scholarly journals Constriction of the levator hiatus during instruction of pelvic floor or transversus abdominis contraction: a 4D ultrasound study

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kari Bø ◽  
Ingeborg H. Brækken ◽  
Memona Majida ◽  
Marie E. Engh
Keyword(s):  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Transversus Abdominis ◽  
Levator Hiatus ◽  
4D Ultrasound ◽  
Ultrasound Study

scholarly journals Can the Paula method facilitate co-contraction of the pelvic floor muscles? A 4D ultrasound study

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 671-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kari Bø ◽  
Gunvor Hilde ◽  
Jette Stær-Jensen ◽  
Ingeborg Hoff Brækken
Keyword(s):  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscles ◽  
4D Ultrasound ◽  
Ultrasound Study

Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-254
Author(s):  
Poornima Shankar ◽  
Shaanthy Gunasingh
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Levator Hiatus ◽  
Pelvic Floor Exercises ◽  
Mean Values

ABSTRACT Aim To study the effect of age and parity in pelvic floor anatomy in women with pelvic floor dysfunction and the changes in pelvic floor anatomy after a course of pelvic floor exercises. Design A prospective study at Government Kilpauk Medical College (KMC), Chennai. Materials and methods Patients with pelvic floor dysfunction are subjected to clinical examination and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The changes in anatomy are analyzed in terms of levator hiatus dimension and descent of the pelvic organs. Substratified analysis is done and mean diameters in each degree of prolapse are identified (Chi-square tests using cross tables). Patients with cystocele, rectocele, or enterocele are also compared in both clinical examination and MRI and the degree of correlation is measured (inter-rater kappa). The changes in pelvic floor anatomy in terms of H line, M line, and levator plate angle with respect to age and parity are studied. In patients with lower degrees of prolapse, the changes in anatomy in terms of H line, M line, and levator plate angle are studied after a course of pelvic floor exercises (post hoc tests and paired t-tests). The area under curve of receiver-operating curve in each degree of prolapse is seen and the critical cut-off value of the various anatomical parameters above which a patient develops a prolapse is calculated. Results Ninety patients with symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction were studied with clinical examination and MRI. Levator hiatus width cut off at rest above 5 cm and at straining above 5.8 cm develops clinical first-degree prolapse. Levator plate angle of more than 44.4° develops a clinical first-degree prolapse. With increasing age there is an increase in mean values of levator hiatus width at straining, levator plate angle, and descent of various organs. With increasing parity, there is an increase in mean values of levator hiatus width at rest and straining and increase in descent at straining. Conclusion Magnetic resonance imaging should be considered as a pretreatment planning tool when the physical findings are equivocal. How to cite this article Shankar P, Gunasingh S. Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2017;9(3):250-254.

Levator hiatus dimensions in late pregnancy and the process of labor: a 3- and 4-dimensional transperineal ultrasound study

2014 ◽  
Vol 210 (5) ◽  
pp. 484.e1-484.e7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska Siafarikas ◽  
Jette Stær-Jensen ◽  
Gunvor Hilde ◽  
Kari Bø ◽  
Marie Ellström Engh
Keyword(s):  
Late Pregnancy ◽  
Transperineal Ultrasound ◽  
Levator Hiatus ◽  
Ultrasound Study

Do women notice the impact of childbirth-related levator trauma on pelvic floor and sexual function? Results of an observational ultrasound study

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 1389-1398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Thibault-Gagnon ◽  
Sara Yusuf ◽  
Suzanne Langer ◽  
Vivien Wong ◽  
Ka Lai Shek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Function ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Ultrasound Study ◽  
Levator Trauma ◽  
The Impact
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