Abstract:Objective To investigate the correlation between pelvic floor dyssynergia-type constipation and the puborectalis muscle using three-dimensional ultrasonography. Methods Eighty-seven patients with pelvic floor dyssynergia-type constipation (observation group) and 87 healthy volunteers (control group) were enrolled in this study. Three-dimensional ultrasonography of the pelvic floor was performed on patients and healthy volunteers in a lithotomy position at rest and during straining and squeezing. The three-dime… Show more
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