TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Pelvic Floor Ultrasound
A1  - Dietz, Hans Peter
A2  - Fleischer, Arthur C.
A2  - Abramowicz, Jacques S.
A2  - Gonçalves, Luis F.
A2  - Manning, Frank A.
A2  - Monteagudo, Ana
A2  - Timor, Ilan E.
A2  - Toy, Eugene C.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Fleischer's Sonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Textbook and Teaching Cases, 8e
AB  - Key  TermsBallooning:  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.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.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1151029541
ER  -