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    • Anal sphincter trauma and anal incontinence in urogynecological patients 
      Guzmán Rojas, Rodrigo; Atan, I. Kamisan; Shek, K. L.; Dietz, H. P. (Wiley & Sons, 2015)
      Objectives To determine the prevalence of evidence of residual obstetric anal sphincter injury, to evaluate its association with anal incontinence (AI) and to establish minimal diagnostic criteria for significant (residual) ...
    • Defect-specific rectocele repair: medium-term anatomical, functional and subjective outcomes 
      Guzmán Rojas, Rodrigo; Atan, Ixora; Shek, Ka Lai; Dietz, Hans (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
      BackgroundRectocele is a herniation of the anterior wall of the rectal ampulla through a defect in the rectovaginal septum causing protrusion of the posterior vaginal wall. Common symptoms include symptoms of prolapse and ...
    • Does it matter whether levator avulsion is diagnosed pre- or postoperatively? 
      Jalil, S. S. Abdul; Guzmán Rojas, Rodrigo; Dietz, H. P. (Wiley, 2016)
      Objective Levator ani muscle avulsion is found in 15-30% of parturients and is associated with recurrence of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) following surgery, although most published evidence on recurrence relates to postoperative ...
    • Does the Epi-No-(R) birth trainer prevent vaginal birth-related pelvic floor trauma? A multicentre prospective ... 
      Atan, I. Kamisan; Shek, K. L.; Langer, S.; Guzmán Rojas, Rodrigo; Caudwell-Hall, J.; Daly, J. O.; Dietz, H. P. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)
      Objective Vaginal childbirth may result in levator ani injury secondary to overdistension during the second stage of labour. Other injuries include perineal and anal sphincter tears. Antepartum use of a birth trainer ...
    • Obesity: how much does it matter for female pelvic organ prolapse? 
      Young, Natharnia; Atan, Ixora Kamisan; Guzmán Rojas, Rodrigo; Dietz, Hans P. (Springer, 2018-08)
      The objective was to determine the association between body mass index (BMI) and symptoms and signs of female pelvic organ prolapse (POP). An observational cross-sectional study of 964 archived datasets of women seen for ...
    • The repeatability of sonographic measures of functional pelvic floor anatomy 
      Tan, Li; Shek, Ka Lai; Kamisan Atan, Ixora; Guzmán Rojas, Rodrigo; Peter Dietz, Hans (Springer, 2015)
      Translabial 3D/4D ultrasound is increasingly being used in the diagnostic evaluation of pelvic floor dysfunction. The result of the assessment is influenced by a number of confounders that are generally unrecognised. The ...
    • Transcutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation versus extended release oxybutynin in overactive bladder ... 
      Manríquez Galán, Valentín; Guzmán Rojas, Rodrigo; Naser Nassar, Michel; Aguilera, Amalia; Narvaez, Simonie; Castro Lara, Ariel; Swift, Steven; Digesu, G. Alessandro (Elsevier, 2016)
      Introduction and hypothesis: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of transcutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation (T.C. PTNS) versus extended release oxybutynin (E.R.O.) in patients with overactive ...
    • Warping of the levator hiatus: how significant is it? 
      Dietz, H. P.; Severino, M.; Atan, I. Kamisan; Shek, K. L.; Guzmán Rojas, Rodrigo (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)
      Objectives The levator hiatus is the largest potential hernial portal in the human body. Excessive distensibility is associated with female pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Distension occurs not just laterally but also caudally, ...