Transvaginal Two‐Dimensional Ultrasound Evaluation as a Screening Tool for Levator ani Muscle Avulsion in Postpartum Women
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DOI: 10.1002/jum.16037
Abstract: To evaluate the agreement between two‐dimensional transvaginal ultrasound (2D‐TVUS) and transperineal tomographic ultrasound imaging on three‐dimensional (3D) volume in diagnosing levator ani muscle (LAM) avulsion of postpartum women. Furthermore, we tested the repeatability of the… read more here.
Keywords: avulsion postpartum; two dimensional; levator ani; ani muscle ... See more keywords
Evaluation of levator ani muscle throughout the different stages of labor by transperineal 3D ultrasound
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DOI: 10.1002/nau.23175
Abstract: Description and assessment by 3‐D transperineal ultrasound of modifications suffered by pelvic floor muscles during the passage of the fetal head through the birth canal during the second stage of labor, as well as the… read more here.
Keywords: levator ani; labor; transperineal ultrasound; ani muscle ... See more keywords
In vivo assessment of the levator ani muscles using shear wave elastography: a feasibility study in women
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DOI: 10.1007/s00192-018-3693-4
Abstract: Introduction and hypothesisWe hypothesized that shear wave elastography (SWE) technology might be useful for assessing the elastic properties of the pelvic floor in women. Our primary objective was to evaluate the feasibility of assessing the… read more here.
Keywords: ani muscles; valsalva maneuver; levator ani; feasibility ... See more keywords
Postpartum sexual function; the importance of the levator ani muscle
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DOI: 10.1007/s00192-020-04250-3
Abstract: Pelvic floor muscle function plays an important role in female sexual functioning. Smaller genital hiatal dimensions have been associated with sexual dysfunction, mainly dyspareunia. On the other hand, trauma of the levator ani muscle sustained… read more here.
Keywords: levator; ani muscle; hiatal dimensions; levator hiatal ... See more keywords
Levator ani muscle avulsion: a risk factor for persistent postpartum voiding dysfunction
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DOI: 10.1007/s00192-020-04412-3
Abstract: Persistent postpartum voiding dysfunction (P-PPVD) is defined as the inability to empty the bladder properly 72 h after delivery despite the use of intermittent urinary catheterization. Our aim was to find predictive factors for P-PPVD… read more here.
Keywords: risk factor; levator ani; ppvd; ani muscle ... See more keywords
Levator ani asymmetry and deviation in high-type anorectal malformation evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging
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DOI: 10.1007/s00383-022-05104-3
Abstract: The levator ani (LA) complex in high-type imperforate anus (H-IA), low-type imperforate anus (L-IA), and Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) patients as controls were documented using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and compared for symmetry. Mean left:right LA… read more here.
Keywords: resonance imaging; magnetic resonance; levator ani; high type ... See more keywords
Levator ani syndrome: transperineal botox injections
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DOI: 10.1007/s10151-018-1801-6
Abstract: Levator spasm is a condition characterized by constant or frequent anal pain that is typically dull in nature. This is due either to paradoxical contraction of the puborectalis at the anorectal junction during defecation, or… read more here.
Keywords: botox; levator; condition; levator spasm ... See more keywords
Detailed muscular structure and neural control anatomy of the levator ani muscle: a study based on female human fetuses
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.09.021
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Injury to the levator ani muscle or pelvic nerves during pregnancy and vaginal delivery is responsible for pelvic floor dysfunction. OBJECTIVE: We sought to demonstrate the presence of smooth muscular cell areas within the… read more here.
Keywords: part; ani muscle; muscle; anatomy ... See more keywords
Contraction of the levator ani muscle during Valsalva maneuver (coactivation) is associated with a longer active second stage of labor in nulliparous women undergoing induction of labor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.10.013
Abstract: Background: The Valsalva maneuver is normally accompanied by relaxation of the levator ani muscle, which stretches around the presenting part, but in some women the maneuver is accompanied by levator ani muscle contraction, which is… read more here.
Keywords: levator; labor; ani muscle; coactivation ... See more keywords
Three-dimensional ultrasound evaluation of the pelvic floor in postmenopausal women using hormone therapy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2020.08.009
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To evaluate the three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound characteristics of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) in two groups of postmenopausal women: users and nonusers of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT). STUDY DESIGN Observational, cross-sectional cohort study. MAIN… read more here.
Keywords: pelvic floor; ani muscle; women using; levator ani ... See more keywords
Effect of bladder and rectal loads on the vaginal canal and levator ani in varying pelvic floor conditions
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DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2017.1331629
Abstract: ABSTRACT The female pelvic floor is a complex system, in which the pelvic organs such as the urinary bladder, rectum, vaginal canal and the pelvic floor muscles interact in different ways over the course of… read more here.
Keywords: pelvic floor; bladder; floor; levator ani ... See more keywords