Valsalva test: a new method to evaluate postpartum anal sphincter function by perineal ultrasound

• Published in: Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 407 - 408
• Main Authors: Goto, Miki, Higuchi, Saeko, Yamamoto, Naoko, Sakamaki, Ken, Kobayashi, Koichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 01.07.2014; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Anal Canal - diagnostic imaging; Anal Canal - physiopathology; Anus; Childbirth & labor; Ethical standards; Fecal Incontinence - diagnostic imaging; Fecal Incontinence - etiology; Fecal Incontinence - physiopathology; Female; Humans; Imaging; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Informed consent; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Methods; Muscle Contraction; Obstetrics; Perineum - diagnostic imaging; Postpartum Period; Radiology; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography - methods; Ultrasound; Ultrasound Image of the Month; Vagina; United States > US; Valsalva test; Anal sphincter defect; Perineal ultrasound; Postpartum
• ISSN: 1346-4523; 1613-2254
• DOI: 10.1007/s10396-013-0511-y

3D-US volume data of the anal canal were obtained, tomographically sliced at 1-mm intervals at the coronal section. See PDF.] The anal canal was observed by two-dimensional ultrasound before the patient strained (a) and when the patient was straining (b) Discussion Rectal incontinence is a serious problem which decreases quality of life substantially. Human rights statements and informed consent All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008.