RT Book, Section
A1 Dietz, Hans Peter
A2 Fleischer, Arthur C.
A2 Toy, Eugene C.
A2 Lee, Wesley
A2 Manning, Frank A.
A2 Romero, Roberto J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1106711039
T1 PELVIC FLOOR ULTRASOUND
T2 Sonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Principles & Practice, 7e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071547727
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106711039
RD 2024/04/25
AB DefinitionsBallooning:  enlargement  of  the  levator  hiatus  to  25  cm2  or  more  on  Valsalva.Bladder  neck  descent:  the  extent  of  caudal  movement  of  the  bladder  neck  on  maximal  Valsalva,  relative  to  the  symphysis  pubis.Detrusor  wall  thickness:  thickness  of  the  bladder  wall,  measured  at  less  than  50-mL  bladder  volume  at  the  dome,  from  leading  edge  (mucosa)  to  leading  edge  (peritoneum).Funneling:  opening  of  the  bladder  neck  on  Valsalva.Levator  avulsion:  detachment  of  the  puborectalis  muscle  from  its  insertion  on  the  pelvic  sidewall  (inferior  pubic  ramus).Levator  hiatus:  the  plane  of  minimal  hiatal  dimensions  between  symphysis  pubis  and  inferior  pubic  rami  anteriorly  and  the  puborectalis  loop  laterally  and  posteriorly.True  rectocele:  diverticulum  of  the  anterior  rectal  wall,  which  is  defined  by  a  90-degree  discontinuity  of  the  anterior  rectal  wall  at  the  junction  of  the  anal  canal  and  rectal  ampulla,  resulting  in  a  herniation  of  rectal  contents  into  the  vagina  on  Valsalva.