Differences in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Rectocele: Time for Standardization - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia

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Differences in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Rectocele: Time for Standardization

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2016;38(11):529-530

DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1592154

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Female Pelvic and Reconstructive Surgery (FPRS) is a multidisciplinary subspecialty that combines the efforts of different professionals to benefit women with pelvic floor disorders. Gynecologists, urologists and colorectal surgeons are working simultaneously and trying to offer the best treatment to their patients. However, each medical specialty presents different backgrounds, and this leads to different points of view for approaching a disease whose treatment could (or should) be carried out in a collaborative fashion. This is particularly important when surgical treatment is indicated.

The posterior compartment of the female pelvic floor is an interesting and scarcely explored area, with divergent opinions about the best way to manage it. These differences are so present that the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) and the International Continence Society (ICS) recently decided to make a joint report about Female Anorectal Dysfunction.

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